- Capitalism, Classic Literature, Fiction, Labor movement
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.
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Earnest, classical in form, prestige and resolved.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
- resolvedopen-ended
- contemplativerelentless
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About the book
- Author
- Robert Tressell
- First published
- 1914
- Pages
- 633
- Publisher
- Macmillan Company of Canada Ltd., IndyPublish.com, Penguin Group UK
- Editions
- 18
- Language
- Russian, English
- ISBN
- 9780141907840
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