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The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists Audiobook by Robert Tressell

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Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists Author: Robert Tressell Narrator: Tony Robinson Format: Abridged Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 06-13-05 Publisher: CSA Word Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 9 votes Genres: Classics, British Literature Publisher's Summary: Tressell's novel is about survival on the underside of the Edwardian Twilight, about exploitative employment when the only safety nets are charity, workhouse, and grave. Following the fortunes of a group of painters and decorators and their families, and the attempts to rouse their political will by the Socialist visionary Frank Owen, the audiobook is both a highly entertaining story and a passionate appeal for a fairer way of life. It asks questions that are still being asked today: why do yourwages bear no relation to the value of your work? Why do fat cats get richer when you don't? Tressell's answers are "The Great Money Trick" and the