The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists tells the story of a group of
working men in the fictional town of Mugsborough, and socialist
journeyman-prophet Frank Owen who attempts to convince his fellow
workers that capitalism is the real source of the poverty all
around them. Owen's spirited attacks on the greed and dishonesty of
the capitalist system, and support for a socialist society in which
work is performed to satisfy the needs of all, rather than to
generate profit for a few, eventually rouses his fellow men from
their political passivity. Described by George Orwell as a piece of
social history and a book that everyone should read, Robert
Tressell's The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists is often
cited as one of the most authentic novels of English working
class life ever written. In this faithful graphic adaptation,
creators Scarlett and Sophie Rickard craft a compelling fiction
that paints a comprehensive picture of social, political, economic
and cultural life in early 20th Century Britain that is still
acutely relevant today.
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