num_pages: 742
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.
language: English
title: The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
titlecomplete: The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
genres: Fiction, 20th Century, Classics, British Literature, Politics, Philosophy, Historical, Historical Fiction, Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 9373
publisher: Penguin Books