The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists (Unabridged)
Robert Tressell
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists is a raw, unflinching portrait of working-class life early in the 20th century. Follow a group of painters and decorators as they navigate poverty, exploitation, and the constant struggle for survival. Witness the birth of political consciousness as Owen, a philosopher among laborers, ignites a spark of rebellion. This powerful novel is a timeless exploration of class, inequality, and the human spirit. Prepare to be moved, angered, and inspired.
Duration - 23h 13m.
Author - Robert Tressell.
Narrator - Digital Voice Matt G.
Published Date - Monday, 20 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2024 Falcon Press ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists is a raw, unflinching portrait of working-class life early in the 20th century. Follow a group of painters and decorators as they navigate poverty, exploitation, and the constant struggle for survival. Witness the birth of political consciousness as Owen, a philosopher among laborers, ignites a spark of rebellion. This powerful novel is a timeless exploration of class, inequality, and the human spirit. Prepare to be moved, angered, and inspired. Duration - 23h 13m. Author - Robert Tressell. Narrator - Digital Voice Matt G. Published Date - Monday, 20 January 2025. Copyright - © 2024 Falcon Press ©.
Language:
English
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
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Chapter 1 An Imperial Banquet. A Philosophical Discussion. The Mysterious Stranger. Britons Never shall be Slaves
Duration:00:41:10
Chapter 2 Nimrod: a Mighty Hunter before the Lord
Duration:00:39:51
Chapter 3 The Financiers
Duration:00:39:25
Chapter 4 The Placard
Duration:00:10:08
Chapter 5 The Clock-case
Duration:00:14:16
Chapter 6 It is not My Crime
Duration:00:38:55
Chapter 7 The Exterminating Machines
Duration:00:27:04
Chapter 8 The Cap on the Stairs
Duration:00:13:45
Chapter 9 Who is to Pay?
Duration:00:05:30
Chapter 10 The Long Hill
Duration:00:14:41
Chapter 11 Hands and Brains
Duration:00:12:24
Chapter 12 The Letting of the Room
Duration:00:05:53
Chapter 13 Penal Servitude and Death
Duration:00:16:28
Chapter 14 Three Children. The Wages of Intelligence
Duration:00:10:50
Chapter 15 The Undeserving Persons and the Upper and Nether Millstones
Duration:00:43:48
Chapter 16 True Freedom
Duration:00:19:38
Chapter 17 The Rev. John Starr
Duration:00:28:49
Chapter 18 The Lodger
Duration:00:11:14
Chapter 19 The Filling of the Tank
Duration:00:29:22
Chapter 20 The Forty Thieves. The Battle: Brigands versus Bandits
Duration:00:20:29
Chapter 21 The Reign of Terror. The Great Money Trick
Duration:00:34:22
Chapter 22 The Phrenologist
Duration:00:23:12
Chapter 23 The “Open-air”
Duration:00:22:13
Chapter 24 Ruth
Duration:00:36:30
Chapter 25 The Oblong
Duration:01:13:18
Chapter 26 The Slaughter
Duration:00:14:41
Chapter 27 The March of the Imperialists
Duration:00:08:49
Chapter 28 The Week before Christmas
Duration:00:19:31
Chapter 29 The Pandorama
Duration:00:17:27
Chapter 30 The Brigands hold a Council of War
Duration:00:12:54
Chapter 31 The Deserter
Duration:00:03:26
Chapter 32 The Veteran
Duration:00:03:43
Chapter 33 The Soldier’s Children
Duration:00:14:36
Chapter 34 The Beginning of the End
Duration:00:28:10
Chapter 35 Facing the “Problem”
Duration:00:12:54
Chapter 36 The O.B.S.
Duration:00:12:23
Chapter 37 A Brilliant Epigram
Duration:00:21:46
Chapter 38 The Brigands’ Cave
Duration:00:10:17
Chapter 39 The Brigands at Work
Duration:00:18:13
Chapter 40 Vive la System!
Duration:00:22:20
Chapter 41 The Easter Offering. The Beano Meeting
Duration:00:21:32
Chapter 42 June
Duration:00:15:41
Chapter 43 The Good Old Summer-time
Duration:01:45:40
Chapter 44 The Beano
Duration:01:08:20
Chapter 45 The Great Oration
Duration:01:46:54
Chapter 46 The “Sixty-five”
Duration:00:17:04
Chapter 47 The Ghouls
Duration:00:35:36
Chapter 48 The Wise men of the East
Duration:00:57:32
Chapter 49 The Undesired
Duration:00:07:15
Chapter 50 Sundered
Duration:00:15:22
Chapter 51 The Widow’s Son
Duration:00:16:01
Chapter 52 “It’s a Far, Far Better Thing that I do, than I have Ever Done”
Duration:00:11:10
Chapter 53 Barrington Finds a Situation
Duration:00:10:38
Chapter 54 The End
Duration:00:23:20
Summary
Duration:00:23:02
Quotes from the book
Duration:00:04:05