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Ragged Trousered Philanthropists Paperback Book

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Classic Socialist Fiction Novel
704 Pages of History
Edwardian Working Class Tale
Funny Yet Deeply Moving
Oxford World's Classics Edition
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The present system means joyless drudgery, semistarvation, rags and premature death and they vote for it and uphold it. Let them have what they vote for! Let them drudge and let them starve!There is no other novel quite like The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists. George Orwell called it a wonderful book its readers have become a living part of its remarkable history.Tressells novel is about survival on the underside of the Edwardian Twilight, about exploitative employment when the only safety nets are charity, workhouse, and grave. Following the fortunes of a group of painters and decorators and their families, and the attempts to rouse their political will by the Socialist visionary Frank Owen, the book is both a highly entertaining story and a passionate appeal for a fairer way of life. It asks questions that are still being asked today why do your wages bear no relation to the value of your work? Why do fat cats get richer when you dont? Tressells answers are The Great Money Trick and the philanthropy of an unenlightened workforce, who give away their rights and aspirations to a decent life so freely.Intellectually enlightening, deeply moving and gloriously funny (complete with exploding clergyman), The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists is a book that changes lives. ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship, providing...

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Binding: Paperback;704 pages; Publisher: Oxford University Press; Classification: DSBH; Weight: 602 g; Dimensions: 197 x 130 x 35

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