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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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50 – Chapter 43, Part 1 13.11.2025 38:55
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51 – Chapter 43, Part 2 12.11.2025 32:42
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52 – Chapter 43, Part 3 11.11.2025 31:12
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53 – Chapter 44, Part 1 10.11.2025 28:46
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54 – Chapter 44, Part 2 09.11.2025 38:17
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55 – Chapter 45, Part 1 08.11.2025 15:42
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56 – Chapter 45, Part 2 07.11.2025 40:03
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57 – Chapter 45, Part 3 06.11.2025 23:24
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58 – Chapter 45, Part 4 05.11.2025 21:37
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59 – Chapter 46 04.11.2025 16:17
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60 – Chapter 47 03.11.2025 33:54
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61 – Chapter 48 02.11.2025 54:39
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62 – Chapter 49 01.11.2025 7:27
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63 – Chapter 50 31.10.2025 14:54
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64 – Chapter 51 30.10.2025 15:47
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65 – Chapter 52 29.10.2025 10:37
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66 – Chapter 53 28.10.2025 10:34
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67 – Chapter 54 27.10.2025 23:02
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68 – Appendix 26.10.2025 5:28
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