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So who else had read 'The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists' by Robert Tressell ? 10:08 - Jul 3 with 2067 views

I was sort of surprised that Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim) chose this as his desert island read this morning ( https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/p ) I read it in my late teens and I have not felt the need to re-read it, there's so much else to get through, but he seems to find a lasting impact in it. Anyone else ?

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So who else had read 'The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists' by Robert Tressell ? on 10:15 - Jul 4 with 332 views

You_Bloo_Right

So who else had read 'The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists' by Robert Tressell ? on 19:23 - Jul 3 by Ryorry
Have you tried ‘The Outsider’ (aka The Stranger) by Camus? Does at least have the advantage of being very short, iirc! As well as rather good. Think I did get to the end of The Age of Reason, but can’t remember anything whatsoever about it!

Ah yes,

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So who else had read 'The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists' by Robert Tressell ? on 10:19 - Jul 4 with 316 views

IndependentlyBlue

So who else had read 'The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists' by Robert Tressell ? on 23:29 - Jul 3 by BanksterDebtSlave
Here's an easier read with a Suffolk twang... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Josep ....having worked where it's set makes it particularly interesting.

On a similar note and set on the Suffolk/Essex border, “Reuben’s Corner” by Spike Mays is an interesting book.

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So who else had read 'The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists' by Robert Tressell ? on 10:52 - Jul 4 with 279 views

mellowblue

So who else had read 'The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists' by Robert Tressell ? on 16:46 - Jul 3 by DJR
Talking about books which are a bit of a struggle, I read the first 100 pages of Don Quixote many years ago but found it too repetitive. And last year, I read to the first volume of Proust's Remembrance of Things Past (or In Search of Lost Time). Only another 2,800 pages to go! [Post edited 3 Jul 16:47]

this chimes with me. I slogged through D.Q though the best bits are in the earler pages. Just a slow descent into madness and a relief to get to the end.
As for Proust, I did not even get through the first volume. I can see the 6 volumes languishing largely unread on a shelf. The pace was maybe too slow.
Currently reading A Fox Under my Cloak by Henry Williamson. Novel loosely based on his life, part of a 15 book series. I am reading his WW1 experiences, which alone covers 5 books. He was the writer of Tarka the Otter and the series was recommended by someone on TWTD, for which I thank that person.

So who else had read 'The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists' by Robert Tressell ? on 11:50 - Jul 4 with 261 views

Ryorry

So who else had read 'The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists' by Robert Tressell ? on 16:46 - Jul 3 by DJR
Talking about books which are a bit of a struggle, I read the first 100 pages of Don Quixote many years ago but found it too repetitive. And last year, I read to the first volume of Proust's Remembrance of Things Past (or In Search of Lost Time). Only another 2,800 pages to go! [Post edited 3 Jul 16:47]

Also couldn't get far into DQ, one of those where the idea seems way better than the manifestation! Even a BBC radio adaptation was so hard to follow & unappealing that I gave up on it after ep 1.


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So who else had read 'The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists' by Robert Tressell ? on 13:08 - Jul 4 with 236 views

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So who else had read 'The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists' by Robert Tressell ? on 19:23 - Jul 3 by Ryorry
Have you tried ‘The Outsider’ (aka The Stranger) by Camus? Does at least have the advantage of being very short, iirc! As well as rather good. Think I did get to the end of The Age of Reason, but can’t remember anything whatsoever about it!

I loved - and still do - The Outsider and The Fall by Camus. This was my "French Period". I read Gide and J P Sartre too. As a teenager I pretentiously took up smoking Gauloises and probably stunk the house out. I never went as far as wearing a beret though. A little later I started reading Kafka and promptly took up pipe smoking at the age of 19 - and probably talked absolute b******s about life and literature to anyone who listened.
Happy days.

So who else had read 'The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists' by Robert Tressell ? on 15:58 - Jul 4 with 199 views

mellowblue

So who else had read 'The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists' by Robert Tressell ? on 19:23 - Jul 3 by Ryorry
Have you tried ‘The Outsider’ (aka The Stranger) by Camus? Does at least have the advantage of being very short, iirc! As well as rather good. Think I did get to the end of The Age of Reason, but can’t remember anything whatsoever about it!

The Plague by Camus is good too. Loved Hugo and Dumas too when I was younger. I read Germinal by Emile Zola recently, set in the mining industry in 19th century France. That was interesting and evocative. Would recommend it.

So who else had read 'The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists' by Robert Tressell ? on 20:41 - Jul 4 with 159 views

Ryorry

So who else had read 'The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists' by Robert Tressell ? on 15:58 - Jul 4 by mellowblue
The Plague by Camus is good too. Loved Hugo and Dumas too when I was younger. I read Germinal by Emile Zola recently, set in the mining industry in 19th century France. That was interesting and evocative. Would recommend it.

We're in synch re all those :) Didn't read Germinal though, just heard it as a radio adaptation (was serialised I think - many years ago now).


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So who else had read 'The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists' by Robert Tressell ? on 01:25 - Jul 5 with 118 views

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So who else had read 'The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists' by Robert Tressell ? on 20:41 - Jul 4 by Ryorry
We're in synch re all those :) Didn't read Germinal though, just heard it as a radio adaptation (was serialised I think - many years ago now).

Also a film with Gérard Depardieu and Miou Miou

So who else had read 'The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists' by Robert Tressell ? on 01:39 - Jul 5 with 106 views

Ryorry

So who else had read 'The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists' by Robert Tressell ? on 01:25 - Jul 5 by reusersfreekicks
Also a film with Gérard Depardieu and Miou Miou

Cheers, will look that up, very much enjoyed the beeb radio drama version (last broadcast in 2014 & no longer on Sounds, but it's on Youtube if anyone wants).


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