| Founder | Robert Owen |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1834 |
| Ceased publication | 1845[1] |
TheNew Moral World was an earlysocialist newspaper in theUnited Kingdom, once the national official publication ofOwenism.[2]
The publication was launched byRobert Owen in November 1834 as the successor toCrisis, and carried the subtitle "A London Weekly Publication. Developing the Principles of the Rational System of Society".[3] Later subtitles included "Manual of Science" and "Gazette of the Universal Community Society of Rational Religionists", while the paper briefly had an alternative title ofMillennium.[4]
Following closely the development of Owen's ideas, the newspaper initially advocatedgeneral unionism and peaceful revolution, but soon moved to instead advocate the formation of utopian communities. It did this through a mixture of news, comment, letters, poetry, and the publication of policy.[3]
UnlikeCrisis,New Moral World was largely sold rather than given away, and therefore had a smaller circulation. The newsagents who sold it typically also sold theChartistNorthern Star.[3] Initially published in London, publication moved to Manchester, Birmingham, then in 1839 to Leeds, where its publication was arranged byJoshua Hobson. In 1842, publication moved back to London, then in 1845 to Harmony Hall in Hampshire.[4] This colony soon collapsed, and Owen sold the newspaper to James Hill, father ofOctavia Hill.[5] George Fleming attempted to relaunch the paper asMoral World, but both the original and relaunched versions of the paper had stopped publication by the end of the year.[3]