The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
With a new introduction by Tristram Hunt
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists tells the story of a group of working men who are joined one day by Owen, a journeyman-prophet with a vision of a just society. Owen's spirited attacks on the greed and dishonesty of the capitalist system rouse his fellow men from their political quietism. A masterpiece of wit and political passion and one of the most authentic novels of English working class life ever written.
Author: Robert Tressell
Format: Paperback, 784 pages, 129mm x 197mm, 538 g
Published: 2004, Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom
Genre: General & Literary Fiction
Description
With a new introduction by Tristram Hunt
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists tells the story of a group of working men who are joined one day by Owen, a journeyman-prophet with a vision of a just society. Owen's spirited attacks on the greed and dishonesty of the capitalist system rouse his fellow men from their political quietism. A masterpiece of wit and political passion and one of the most authentic novels of English working class life ever written.
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists