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The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell
Clearly frustrated at the refusal of his contemporaries to recognise the iniquity of society, Tressell’s cast of hypocritical Christians, exploitative capitalists and corrupt councillors provide a backdrop for his main target — the workers who think that a better life is “not for the likes of them”. Hence the title of the book; Tressell paints the workers as “philanthropists” who throw themselves into back-breaking work for poverty wages in order to generate profit for their masters. The hero of the book, Frank Owen, is a socialist who believes that the capitalist system is the real source of...
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Episodes
00 – Preface 02.01.2026 4:00
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01 – Chapter 1, Part 1 01.01.2026 20:24
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02 – Chapter 1, Part 2 31.12.2025 21:17
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03 – Chapter 2, Part 1 30.12.2025 19:01
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04 – Chapter 2, Part 2 29.12.2025 20:59
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05 – Chapter 3, Part 1 28.12.2025 17:04
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06 – Chapter 3, Part 2 27.12.2025 22:09
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07 – Chapter 4 26.12.2025 10:16
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08 – Chapter 5 25.12.2025 14:12
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09 – Chapter 6, Part 1 24.12.2025 21:48
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10 – Chapter 6, Part 2 23.12.2025 16:52
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11 – Chapter 7 22.12.2025 26:41
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12 – Chapter 8 21.12.2025 14:11
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13 – Chapter 9 20.12.2025 5:44
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14 – Chapter 10 19.12.2025 14:51
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15 – Chapter 11 18.12.2025 12:23
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16 – Chapter 12 17.12.2025 6:06
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17 – Chapter 13 16.12.2025 16:41
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18 – Chapter 14 15.12.2025 10:58
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19 – Chapter 15, Part 1 14.12.2025 19:25
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20 – Chapter 15, Part 2 13.12.2025 23:33
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21 – Chapter 16 12.12.2025 19:09
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22 – Chapter 17 11.12.2025 28:31
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23 – Chapter 18 10.12.2025 11:13
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24 – Chapter 19 09.12.2025 29:07
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