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The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists written by Robert Tressell performed by David Timson on Audio CD (Abridged)

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ISBN:  9781843793953
Genre - Main:  Fiction
Genre - Specific:  Classic Engish
Duration:  523 mins
Length:  Abridged
Author:  Robert Tressell
Performer 1:  David Timson
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The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists is a classic of socialist literature, exploring the plight of a group of painters and decorators who are oppressed by their exploitative employers. Since its first publication, Robert Tressell's passionate and enlightened novel has had a perspective-changing, revelatory impact on generations of readers. The eye-opening spectacle of the workers, refusing to acknowledge that they are...

being ground down at the hands of their masters is brilliantly conceived.

Notable for its humour, humanity and frankness The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists is a hugely meaningful and important novel.

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