01921cam a22004093u 4500 3608 UtSlPG 20260610133114.0 m cr n 260607r2003||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PR Tressell, Robert, 1870-1911 The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2003 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ragged-Trousered_Philanthropists Release date is 2003-01-01 Iain Tatch "The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists" by Robert Tressell is a semi-autobiographical novel published in 1914. Set in a fictional English town, it follows house painters struggling to survive on poverty wages while their labor generates profit for employers. The title ironically refers to workers who accept their own exploitation. Through debates and the famous "Great Money Trick" demonstration, socialist painter Frank Owen tries to awaken his fellow workers to capitalism's inequities. A scathing critique of Edwardian society, it became a classic of working-class literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Working class -- Fiction England -- Fiction Political fiction Social classes -- Fiction Capitalism -- Fiction Socialists -- Fiction Working class families -- Fiction Labor movement -- Fiction Social conflict -- Fiction https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3608 45655 45655