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The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists

By: Robert Tressell
Narrated by: George Galloway
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The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists chronicles the tale of Frank Owen, a traveling socialist visionary making his way from town to town in the name of the socialist revolution. When spring arrives, Frank Owen decides to settle in the quiet town of Mugsborough, and joins a group of workmen who are painting the home of a wealthy neighborhood resident. Owen is quickly befriended by two fellow workmen: Bodgit and Scarpy. Scarpy is thin and nearly emaciated. When the men break for lunch Scarpy never has much to eat; only a bit of bread, or a biscuit and tea. Owen inquires as to why he's so thin and undernourished. Bodgit explains that his pay has been severely cut, and he barely has enough to feed his wife and three growing children at home.

Public Domain (P)2016 Jay Stewart Classics Linguistics Social Sciences
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A relevant commentary on today's societal issues. quite sad that there are so many likenesses to today's issues, evidently we have regressed in many areas.
The narration is repetitive in parts where it hasn't been edited properly, but a decent listen.

Topical in today's economic disarray

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The story is wonderful and pulls you in despite the terrible narration and rubbish editing (what appears to have been corrections are left in alongside the original narration) .

Great story but terrible editing and a bad narrator

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What a superb rendering of the 'state of man' let alone the state of the nation or the world.
Truly a masterpiece of ingenuity and a brilliant and lucid depiction of the struggles and (self inflicted) ignorance of the working man.
I think this book should be on the reading list of every 1st year university student.

A triumph of political and social 'noire'.

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Fantastic even better if I could listen to the story and not get asked for a review after five minuets,don't think I will be a regular customer,it's back to Netflix for me bi...

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A well delivered telling of the classic story. Galloway honest in his interpretation. A good version not without a couple of recording blips but believable and delivered with honesty and a passion obviously derived from a love of the subject matter.

A prescient reminder of what was and may be again

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