The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists Robert Tressell The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists Table of Contents The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists..................................................................................................................1 Robert Tressell...............................................................................................................................................2 Preface............................................................................................................................................................4 Chapter 1: An Imperial Banquet. A Philosophical Discussion. The Mysterious Stranger. Britons Never shall be Slaves...............................................................................................................................................5 Chapter 2: Nimrod: a Mighty Hunter before the Lord.................................................................................15 Chapter 3: The Financiers............................................................................................................................24 Chapter 4: The Placard.................................................................................................................................34 Chapter 5: The Clock−case..........................................................................................................................37 Chapter 6: It is not My Crime......................................................................................................................41 Chapter 7: The Exterminating Machines.....................................................................................................51 Chapter 8: The Cap on the Stairs.................................................................................................................57 Chapter 9: Who is to Pay?............................................................................................................................61 Chapter 10: The Long Hill...........................................................................................................................63 Chapter 11: Hands and Brains.....................................................................................................................67 Chapter 12: The Letting of the Room..........................................................................................................70 Chapter 13: Penal Servitude and Death.......................................................................................................72 Chapter 14: Three Children. The Wages of Intelligence.............................................................................76 Chapter 15: The Undeserving Persons and the Upper and Nether Millstones.............................................79 Chapter 16: True Freedom...........................................................................................................................89 Chapter 17: The Rev. John Starr..................................................................................................................94 Chapter 18: The Lodger.............................................................................................................................101 Chapter 19: The Filling of the Tank...........................................................................................................104 Chapter 20: The Forty Thieves. The Battle: Brigands versus Bandits.......................................................111 Chapter 21: The Reign of Terror. The Great Money Trick.......................................................................116 Chapter 22: The Phrenologist....................................................................................................................124 Chapter 23: The `Open−air'.......................................................................................................................130 Chapter 24: Ruth........................................................................................................................................135 Chapter 25: The Oblong.............................................................................................................................143 Chapter 26: The Slaughter.........................................................................................................................162 Chapter 27: The March of the Imperialists................................................................................................166 Chapter 28: The Week before Christmas...................................................................................................168 Chapter 29: The Pandorama.......................................................................................................................173 Chapter 30: The Brigands hold a Council of War.....................................................................................178 Chapter 31: The Deserter...........................................................................................................................181 Chapter 32: The Veteran............................................................................................................................182 Chapter 33: The Soldier's Children............................................................................................................183 Chapter 34: The Beginning of the End......................................................................................................186 Chapter 35: Facing the `Problem'...............................................................................................................192 Chapter 36: The OBS.................................................................................................................................195 Chapter 37: A Brilliant Epigram................................................................................................................198 Chapter 38: The Brigands' Cave................................................................................................................203 Chapter 39: The Brigands at Work............................................................................................................206 Chapter 40: Vive la System!......................................................................................................................210 Chapter 41: The Easter Offering. The Beano Meeting..............................................................................215 Chapter 42: June.........................................................................................................................................220 Chapter 43: The Good Old Summer−time.................................................................................................224 Chapter 44: The Beano..............................................................................................................................248 i The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists Table of Contents The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists Chapter 45: The Great Oration...................................................................................................................264 Chapter 46: The `Sixty−five'......................................................................................................................287 Chapter 47: The Ghouls.............................................................................................................................291 Chapter 48: The Wise men of the East......................................................................................................299 Chapter 49: The Undesired........................................................................................................................312 Chapter 50: Sundered.................................................................................................................................314 Chapter 51: The Widow's Son...................................................................................................................318 Chapter 52: 'It's a Far, Far Better Thing that I do, than I have Ever Done'................................................322 Chapter 53: Barrington Finds a Situation..................................................................................................325 Chapter 54: The End..................................................................................................................................328 ii The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists 1 The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists Robert Tressell This page copyright © 2001 Blackmask Online. http://www.blackmask.com • Preface • Chapter 1: An Imperial Banquet. A Philosophical Discussion. The Mysterious Stranger. Britons Never shall be Slaves • Chapter 2: Nimrod: a Mighty Hunter before the Lord • Chapter 3: The Financiers • Chapter 4: The Placard • Chapter 5: The Clock−case • Chapter 6: It is not My Crime • Chapter 7: The Exterminating Machines • Chapter 8: The Cap on the Stairs • Chapter 9: Who is to Pay? • Chapter 10: The Long Hill • Chapter 11: Hands and Brains • Chapter 12: The Letting of the Room • Chapter 13: Penal Servitude and Death • Chapter 14: Three Children. The Wages of Intelligence • Chapter 15: The Undeserving Persons and the Upper and Nether Millstones • Chapter 16: True Freedom • Chapter 17: The Rev. John Starr • Chapter 18: The Lodger • Chapter 19: