Robert Owen wrote over thirty major works, the most important of which are his Life, “A New View of Society” (both in vol. 1 ) and “Report to the County of Lanark” (included in vol. 1A). These are available – or will be available – on this site in condensed form.

Robert Owen’s Life falls under ten headings:–

• Early Life 1771 - 1786
• Manchester 1786 - 1799
• New Lanark 1800 - 1825
• “A New View of Society” 1813
• Factory Reform 1815
• Plight of the Unemployed 1816
• New Lanark Schools 1816 - 1825
• Public Meetings 1817
• On the Continent 1818
• “Report to the County of Lanark” 1820

After his public meetings in 1817, Robert Owen devoted most of his efforts to establishing model communities, in accordance with “Mr Owen’s Plan”. We present a summary of the Plan, published in 1822.

Robert Owen was a prolific correspondent. The Museum has 54 of his letters, mostly from his later life. 13 are on general topics, 41 are on spiritualism. Transcripts of a selection are presented. Click on the following:– Miss Carnegy; Nash Family, Fred Hockley Esq.

Robert Owen was condemned as an infidel for his attacks on Christianity. In fact, he was a Deist – one who believes in a Creator but not in a personal Saviour. His attacks hurt because he taught the second of Christ’s two great injunctions: that men should love their neighbours as themselves, which many Christians did not. We present extracts from A New View of Society and the Address to New Lanark, illustrating Robert Owen’s Religious Views.