The ragged trousered philanthropists

Description:

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 and one of the most authentic novels of English working class life ever written.

subjects: Capitalism,  Classic Literature,  Fiction,  Labor movement,  Social classes,  Social conditions,  Social conflict,  Socialism,  Socialists,  Working class,  Working class families,  British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author),  Fiction, political,  England, fiction

Places: England

Times: 20th century