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. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists is both 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, Historical, Politics, Philosophy, British Literature, Literature, Classics, Novels, Historical Fiction, 20th Century
ratings_count: 9374
publisher: Indypublish.Com