Ragged Trousered Philanthropists

The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists is the classic working-class novel. It was written in 1906 by an impoverished house painter, Robert Tressell, and within its framework contains a manifesto for socialism. It tells of the appalling working conditions of a group of painters and decorators and their struggle to survive at the most basic level. It is moving, grimly humorous, and tragic. It has sold over six million copies worldwide since it was published, and it has the power to change lives.

Download the accompanying reference guide.Public Domain (P)2010 Naxos AudioBooks

Loved Everything about this book.

I wish I had the foresight to read or listen to this book years ago. The same situations and social commentary occurring in this book are happening today by different actors.

If you'd like to understand Das Kapitol but can't stomach read this

probably the greatest illustration of the crimes of the capitalist classes against the workers I've ever read. as great a critique as Marx but through a very different medium, literature.

Loved it

Great narrator, easy to listen to and entertaining. Heartbreaking and heartwarming story that should be read by everyone!

A Sermon on Socialism

A tedious waste of time. The narrator did a fine job with material that was utterly tiresome.

If only....

If only Tressell would have had access to macro-economics textbook, this book would have never been written. Perhaps he would have graced us all with a murder mystery as he undoubtedly maintains a masterful command of the written word.