The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists

by Robert Tressell, Peter Miles (Editor)

Overview

"First published by Lawrence & Wishart, London 1955"--T.p. verso.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199537471
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	05/15/2009
Series:	Oxford World's Classics Series
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	704
Sales rank:	1,028,571
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.60(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Peter Miles is Lecturer in English at the University of Wales.

Editorial Reviews

Tressell’s classic of socialist literature was first published in the U.K. in 1914. Narrator Tony Robinson, whom listeners may recognize from the British TV series “Blackadder,” is in complete control of this highly abridged production. The novel is overtly political, but Robinson humanizes the characters with his symphonic range. He uses a grab bag of voices and accents for the crew of painters and decorators at the center of the story, as well as a rabble of children. He gets an assist from Stephen Twigg, a former Labor Party MP, who capably voices one iconic character in the story. It all adds up to an admirable production that will likely bring this historically important work to a new generation of listeners. D.B. © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine

MARCH 2010 - AudioFile