The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3608.html.images 1.5 MB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3608.epub3.images 876 kB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3608.epub.images 883 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3608.epub.noimages 681 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3608.kf8.images 1.2 MB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3608.kindle.images 1.1 MB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3608.txt.utf-8 1.4 MB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/3608/pg3608-h.zip 792 kB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Tressell, Robert, 1870-1911
Title The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
Note Reading ease score: 73.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits Iain Tatch
Summary "The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists" by Robert Tressell is a novel written during the late 19th century that presents a vivid depiction of working-class life, particularly focusing on those in the building trades in a small English town. The story aims to explore the relationships between the workers and their employers, their social and economic struggles, and their thoughts about poverty and socialism, with a central character, Frank Owen, articulated as a voice for the downtrodden and an advocate for change. The opening of the novel introduces a construction site where a group of workers is engaged in renovations on an old house, referred to as "The Cave." As details about their work, living conditions, and personal interactions unfold during their break, we see the dynamics of camaraderie, tension, and class struggle among them. Through various dialogues, we begin to sense Owen's differing views on politics and social justice as he passionately challenges his fellow workers’ acceptance of their plight, proposing instead that they must confront the system that keeps them in poverty. This setting and the characters established here provide a foundation for discussing broader philosophical debates about economics and social structure that permeate the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Working class -- Fiction
Subject England -- Fiction
Subject Political fiction
Subject Social classes -- Fiction
Subject Capitalism -- Fiction
Subject Socialists -- Fiction
Subject Working class families -- Fiction
Subject Labor movement -- Fiction
Subject Social conflict -- Fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 3608
Release Date
Most Recently Updated May 5, 2023
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 334 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!