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Who is Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus.
The Fabian Society derives its name from this Roman General.
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What is the London School of Economics?
This is one of the most pre-eminent universities of present day and was started by the Fabian Society.
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What is the year of 1884?
This is the year GBS joined the Fabian Society.
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What are The Fabian Essays?
GBS, Graham Walls, Sidney Webb, Sydney Olivier and Annie Besant contributed to this collection of published essays.
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What is 1884?
The Fabian Society was founded in this year.
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What is the Labour Party?
The Fabian Society was the foundation of this present day British political party.
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What is Essex Hall?
This is a popular location just off the strand in Central London where the Fabian Society met.
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What is "Why Are The Many Poor"?
This tract was what initially drew GBS to the Fabian Society.
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Who is Beatrice Webb?
This author wrote the 1909 Minority Report to the Commission of the Poor Law that was perhaps the Fabian Society's most remembered contribution.
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What is minimum wage?
The Fabian Society lobbied for the introduction of this in London in 1906.
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What is a tortoise?
This animal on the Fabian Society's logo represents it's predilection for a slow transition to socialism.
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What is Trafalgar Square?
After a rally in this London tourist spot, GBS became convinced of the folly of attempting to challenge police power.
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Who is Charlotte Payne-Townshend?
GBS met this woman in the Fabian Society and would go on to make her his wife.
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What is "The New Statesman"?
GBS invested one thousand pounds into the magazine published by the Webbs.
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What is Marxism?
GBS moved away from this political ideal to favour gradualism when he joined the Fabian Society.
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