The Old Poor-Law and the New Socialism: Or Pauperism and Taxation is a book written by Francis Charles Montague and published in 1885. The book explores the history of the poor-law system in England and its impact on society, as well as the emerging socialist movement and its proposed solutions to the problem of poverty. Montague argues that the old poor-law system, which relied on local parishes to provide relief to the poor, was inefficient and...