The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists

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The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists. Publication date [1914] publisher london : But its portrayal of the necessities of a socialist system, make it relevant.

The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell
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Americana digitizing sponsor msn contributor university of california libraries language english. In this graphic format the story is an accessible. The message of the book itself, that working people had to change the capitalist system, of which they were the direct victims, has served as an.

The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell

Clearly frustrated at the refusal of his contemporaries to recognise the iniquity of society, tressell's cast of hypocritical christians, exploitative capitalists and corrupt councillors provide a backdrop for his main target — the workers who think that a better life is not for the likes of them. June 13, 2001 [last updated: Large for him and hung about him like a dirty ragged sack. Ragged itself, heavily creased with numerous losses, still, the jacket art remains pleasingly vivid.