17+ The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists Images. 'the ragged trousered philanthropists' tells the story of a group of working men in 1907 who are joined by frank owen, a journeying decorator 'the ragged trousered philanthropists' is both a masterpiece of wit and political passion and one of the most authentic novels of english working class. The ragged trousered philanthropists (oxford world's classics).

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'the ragged trousered philanthropists is a wonderful book. 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 3,8.

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Andrew moscrop clinical researcher, department of primary health care, university of oxford Robert noonan (robert tressell was a pseudonym) was born in dublin in 1870, but as a young man moved to south africa, where he worked as a decorator. 'the ragged trousered philanthropists is a wonderful book. He came to england at the turn of the century and lived in hastings, where he worked as a signwriter and.