A review by peter_fischer
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell

5.0

This masterpiece describes the struggles of the disempowered working classes in the UK early in the 20th century, about the time the Labour Party was founded and long before social housing, unemployment benefits, and the NHS. Written in a highly entertaining and humorous style by someone who clearly knew life as a prole, the message is serious and rabidly political. With the current drift to the political right all over the Western world, this book is sadly becoming relevant again beyond a historical record. As George Orwell apparently said: ‘a book that everyone should read.’