The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists

The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
Robert Tressell

Originally published in 1914, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists is a timeless story of socialism, political awakenings and class struggle, told with a volatile mix of heartfelt rage and sly humour.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, this is one of the most authentic novels of English working class life ever written.This enduring favourite is now reinvigorated by a smart new jacket and exclusive extra material as part of Harper Perennial’s Modern Classics line of reissues. Now its timeless message of justice, equality and reason will be introduced to a whole new generation of discerning readers.

Harper Perennial Modern Classics

The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists

Robert Tressell

Table of Contents

Cover Page (#u26fbbf67-b2ec-5c5f-8373-17dc033fa113)

Title Page (#u00356fa4-7b54-5195-bdc6-907b17277618)

PUBLISHER’S NOTE (#u8ab19986-7350-5575-a14a-85404eed49b2)

Introduction (#uc961b488-67ff-5941-9d59-7013c1e137a9)

Introduction (#u292ce161-08d3-57f3-b159-d808592b538d)

Preface (#u59907780-65d2-57a1-89ff-db92ea67dedc)

1 An Imperial Banquet. A Philosophical Discussion. The Mysterious Stranger. Britons Never shall be Slaves (#u83da63ab-4a2f-5a6b-aa68-2b0ec1338985)

2 Nimrod: a Mighty Hunter before the Lord (#u8d0edefb-7c0e-5ca4-9987-a4b18db10e8a)

3 The Financiers (#ua66fe36b-77c2-5b32-b43c-694eafcdfcdd)

4 The Placard (#uf4e188bc-1249-5598-9ab5-e6736477762a)

5 The Clock-case (#u4fb5a892-50b7-5963-9275-b19202510439)

6 It is not My Crime (#u90ec5fe1-0360-53a4-99d0-fb961a0ac313)

7 The Exterminating Machines (#uc027892b-d59a-5583-baa3-5e9a689f6e1d)

8 The Cap on the Stairs (#u7718f1d6-fad0-5f7b-974a-0ea9779727a5)

9 Who is to Pay? (#u104b4acc-f1bb-5ba0-99fa-033a5ed68631)

10 The Long Hill (#ud9b5c217-7fea-5380-96b8-96f2915d7082)

11 Hands and Brains (#u6b709154-4cb9-521f-8cda-63bd3968ffc8)

12 The Letting of the Room (#u0b6f5640-c8a6-5f14-8d51-7ff29ace0310)

13 Penal Servitude and Death (#ue38aa9aa-433a-568b-9776-076ea4e58ec6)

14 Three Children. The Wages of Intelligence (#u3ac4cb6a-ef3f-530a-bbd7-6b05cfa0ac27)

15 The Undeserving Persons and the Upper and Nether Millstones (#u8a153bc7-f10a-5be5-af45-699c780e76d9)

16 True Freedom (#litres_trial_promo)

17 The Rev. John Starr (#litres_trial_promo)

18 The Lodger (#litres_trial_promo)

19 The Filling of the Tank (#litres_trial_promo)

20 The Forty Thieves. The Battle: Brigands versus Bandits (#litres_trial_promo)

21 The Reign of Terror. The Great Money Trick (#litres_trial_promo)

22 The Phrenologist (#litres_trial_promo)

23 The ‘Open-air’ (#litres_trial_promo)

24 Ruth (#litres_trial_promo)

25 The Oblong (#litres_trial_promo)

26 The Slaughter (#litres_trial_promo)

27 The March of the Imperialists (#litres_trial_promo)

28 The Week before Christmas (#litres_trial_promo)

29 The Pandorama (#litres_trial_promo)

30 The Brigands hold a Council of War (#litres_trial_promo)

31 The Deserter (#litres_trial_promo)

32 The Veteran (#litres_trial_promo)

33 The Soldier’s Children (#litres_trial_promo)

34 The Beginning of the End (#litres_trial_promo)

35 Facing the ‘Problem’ (#litres_trial_promo)

36 The OBS (#litres_trial_promo)

37 A Brilliant Epigram (#litres_trial_promo)

38 The Brigands’ Cave (#litres_trial_promo)