The Left Book Club was a publishing group that exerted a strong far-left influence in Great Britain from 1936 to 1948. Historian Michael Newman says: Between 1936 and 1939, the LBC and provided hope for thousands of people who were seeking a solution to the burning moral issues of the era. Despite its pro-Communist line, the Club's socialist propaganda and education probably ultimately strengthen the Labor Party and contributed to its victory in the postwar election.