Project Gutenberg 2003-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 772 Tressell, Robert 1870 1911 Noonan, Robert Tressall, Robert Tressel, Robert The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ragged-Trousered_Philanthropists Iain Tatch "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.) Reading ease score: 73.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Working class -- Fiction England -- Fiction Political fiction Social classes -- Fiction Capitalism -- Fiction Socialists -- Fiction Working class families -- Fiction Labor movement -- Fiction Social conflict -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 1553287 2025-08-02T08:18:01.016312 text/html 1560634 2023-05-05T01:02:05 text/html 897364 2025-08-02T08:18:16.017775 application/epub+zip 904147 2025-08-02T08:18:02.619327 application/epub+zip 697609 2025-08-02T08:18:01.767348 application/epub+zip 1243586 2025-08-02T08:18:26.436713 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1193045 2025-08-02T08:18:15.378814 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1047643 2022-09-02T10:49:05.940533 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1468081 2025-08-02T08:17:59.557333 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1467876 2023-05-05T01:01:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20542 2025-08-02T08:18:26.588701 application/rdf+xml 11322 2025-08-02T08:18:01.911329 image/jpeg 1675 2025-08-02T08:18:01.839313 image/jpeg 536556 2023-05-05T01:03:55 application/octet-stream application/zip 810537 2023-05-05T01:04:15 application/octet-stream application/zip 811090 2025-08-02T08:18:01.137360 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia