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Author(s): Tressell, Robert
Artist(s): Timson, David
Label: Naxos AudioBooks
Genre: Classic Fiction
Catalogue No: NAX12712
Barcode: 9789626341278
Release Date: 01/2010
TRESSELL, R.: Ragged Trousered Philanthropists (Unabridged)
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists is the classic working-class novel. It was written in 1906 by an impoverished house painter, Robert Tressell, and within its framework contains a manifesto for socialism. It tells of the appalling working conditions of a group of painters and decorators and their struggle to survive at the most basic level. It is moving, grimly humorous and tragic. It has sold over 6 million copies worldwide since it was published, and has the power to change lives.
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Disc 1
Tressell, Robert - Author
Timson, David (reader)
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1 | Chapter 1 | 04:24 |
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2 | Bert White… | 05:10 |
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3 | Owen saw that in the world… | 05:25 |
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4 | 'Funny name to call a house…' | 05:09 |
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5 | 'Yes, it's quite true…' | 05:04 |
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6 | Crass was by this time very angry… | 04:46 |
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7 | 'The greatest cause of poverty is…' | 05:11 |
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8 | Joe Philpot… | 04:32 |
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9 | 'What do you mean by poverty then?…' | 04:31 |
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10 | Chapter 2 | 05:29 |
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11 | Hunter realised now… | 04:30 |
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12 | 'Good afternoon, sir…' | 04:18 |
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13 | When he arrived within about three yards… | 05:20 |
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14 | Owen was working by himself… | 03:36 |
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15 | Linden was still working at the vestibule doors… | 05:29 |
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16 | Just as Misery was about to commence… | 05:33 |
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Disc 2
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1 | Owen worked on in a disheartened, sullen way… | 06:15 |
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2 | Chapter 3 | 05:38 |
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3 | The windows were draped… | 05:44 |
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4 | 'Well let's have some tea…' | 05:43 |
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5 | She took three letters from the pocket of her dress… | 05:31 |
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6 | 'I'm sorry I spoke to you like that…' | 05:31 |
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7 | Easton added it all up… | 05:49 |
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8 | They had to go up two flights of stairs… | 05:31 |
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9 | Chapter 4 | 05:22 |
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10 | As Owen strode rapidly along… | 04:59 |
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11 | Chapter 5 | 04:42 |
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12 | As she looked at him… | 03:59 |
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13 | 'Do you like cats?' he asked… | 05:20 |
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14 | Chapter 6 | 03:44 |
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15 | The indignation of the neighbours was increased… | 04:24 |
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Disc 3
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1 | Nearly everyone who works… | 04:56 |
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2 | 'Well, the vicar goes about…' | 04:43 |
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3 | 'I should think the workers will be jolly glad…' | 05:44 |
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4 | After tea, as he watched his wife… | 05:21 |
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5 | Under the present system it was impossible… | 04:44 |
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6 | Then he remembered that he had read somewhere… | 06:07 |
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7 | Chapter 7 | 05:42 |
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8 | Bert was a lean, undersized boy… | 05:09 |
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9 | It was very cold and damp and miserable… | 06:03 |
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10 | Although he had for the moment forgotten… | 04:58 |
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11 | 'If there wasn't something wrong with your minds…' | 05:04 |
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12 | Chapter 8 | 04:48 |
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13 | There was no work of a noisy kind being done… | 04:52 |
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14 | Mr. Sweater now began ponderously… | 04:39 |
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15 | Chapter 9 | 05:15 |
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Disc 4
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1 | Chapter 10 | 04:44 |
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2 | A little way down the road was a church… | 04:59 |
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3 | As they were carrying it in… | 05:11 |
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4 | Chapter 11 | 06:05 |
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5 | Rushton shook his head dubiously… | 06:13 |
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6 | Chapter 12 | 06:05 |
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7 | Chapter 13 | 05:18 |
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8 | During the morning… | 05:48 |
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9 | Easton made no reply… | 05:36 |
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10 | Chapter 14 | 05:25 |
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11 | Eventually it was arranged… | 05:22 |
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12 | Chapter 15 | 05:46 |
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13 | While the room was in an uproar… | 06:04 |
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14 | 'It's an old saying, and a true one…' | 05:46 |
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Disc 5
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1 | 'But putting all jokes aside…' | 05:52 |
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2 | 'There are many causes' answered Owen… | 04:45 |
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3 | 'Well! I should never a thought it…' | 05:02 |
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4 | 'The Duke of Blankmind…' | 05:41 |
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5 | 'Of course Landlordism is not the only cause…' | 05:13 |
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6 | Chapter 16 | 04:45 |
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7 | 'I won't be able to start on Monday…' | 04:25 |
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8 | 'They all shapes pretty well except Newman… | 05:11 |
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9 | There was a lot of furious talk… | 04:16 |
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10 | Chapter 17 | 05:11 |
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11 | When she had finished dressing him… | 05:29 |
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12 | He also noticed a very fat man… | 05:32 |
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13 | 'Now, I hope you will all do your very best…' | 05:05 |
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14 | An evil-minded, worldly or unconverted… | 05:06 |
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15 | Although naturally robust… | 04:50 |
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16 | Chapter 18 | 02:33 |
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Disc 6
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1 | 'There is no doubt Owen knows his work…' | 04:14 |
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2 | 'Don't wait for me,' said the latter… | 04:21 |
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3 | Chapter 19 | 04:46 |
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4 | The only other occupant… | 05:37 |
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5 | Taking one of the rings… | 04:46 |
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6 | 'You know, there's a great deal…' | 04:58 |
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7 | Philpot crossed over to the semi-drunk… | 04:49 |
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8 | After parting from Philpot… | 04:38 |
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9 | Chapter 20 | 05:24 |
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10 | Few of the girls ever learned their trades thoroughly… | 06:07 |
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11 | By these and similar means… | 05:00 |
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12 | There was a large piece of ground… | 05:11 |
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13 | Chapter 21 | 05:08 |
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14 | Happiness might be possible… | 05:16 |
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15 | The clothing of the men… | 04:25 |
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16 | Harlow had just arrived at this solution… | 04:32 |
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Disc 7
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1 | 'What's become of the professor?…' | 05:24 |
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2 | 'Now,' continued Owen… | 05:47 |
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3 | After a while, the rest of the crowd… | 05:45 |
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4 | Chapter 22 | 05:32 |
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5 | At about five minutes to twelve… | 05:30 |
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6 | It will be remembered… | 05:42 |
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7 | When at home, Slyme passed his time… | 06:14 |
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8 | Chapter 23 | 05:47 |
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9 | As a rule on Saturday evenings… | 06:00 |
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10 | But no one really believed this… | 06:17 |
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11 | 'Read out the 17th and 18th verses…' | 05:22 |
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12 | Chapter 24 | 04:18 |
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13 | Slyme waited outside while Crass went in… | 05:34 |
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14 | Crass struck a match… | 05:02 |
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Disc 8
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1 | When Saturday arrived… | 05:25 |
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2 | In one corner a group of men… | 05:43 |
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3 | Ruth did not want any more… | 05:06 |
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4 | Slyme had gone that evening… | 06:10 |
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5 | Chapter 25 | 05:04 |
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6 | 'Oh, I know the bloke now! ' cried Harlow… | 05:53 |
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7 | As they stood there working… | 05:52 |
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8 | It would have been much better for them… | 05:42 |
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9 | 'You know, that big 'ouse we did up last summer…' | 05:20 |
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10 | Owen accordingly ascended the steps… | 05:23 |
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11 | 'Come to think of it,' continued Crass… | 06:34 |
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12 | 'The pint is,' proceeded Easton… | 06:27 |
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13 | Observing his hesitation… | 05:09 |
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14 | 'What the hell sort of a bloody system…' | 05:00 |
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Disc 9
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1 | The lecturer now drew a small square… | 05:05 |
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2 | Owen paused, and a gloomy silence followed… | 04:57 |
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3 | 'I mean this,' replied Owen speaking very slowly… | 04:40 |
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4 | 'You talk about the producers being robbed…' | 05:56 |
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5 | Chapter 26 | 05:11 |
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6 | When they had cleared away all the dirt… | 05:05 |
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7 | At about eleven o' clock Mr. Sweater arrived… | 04:54 |
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8 | Chapter 27 | 04:38 |
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9 | 'Bloody disgraceful I call it,' said Crass… | 04:41 |
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10 | Chapter 28 | 05:19 |
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11 | 'I'll tell you what,' said Philpot… | 04:43 |
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12 | In answer to Philpot's knock… | 05:06 |
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13 | After lengthy consideration… | 04:49 |
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14 | Chapter 29 | 04:44 |
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15 | After a while Philpot suggested a change… | 04:28 |
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16 | During the singing Bert turned the handles… | 04:32 |
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Disc 10
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1 | 'Once more we turns the 'andle…' | 05:08 |
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2 | Chapter 30 | 07:04 |
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3 | As the chief ceased speaking… | 05:53 |
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4 | Chapter 31 | 03:29 |
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5 | Chapter 32 | 04:04 |
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6 | Chapter 33 | 05:19 |
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7 | Mary expected the old woman to be heartbroken… | 05:09 |
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8 | After some further talk… | 04:51 |
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9 | Chapter 34 | 04:53 |
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10 | Finally Sawkins, being the better man… | 05:14 |
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11 | The week before old Linden went… | 05:17 |
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12 | When Nora and the two boys reached the house… | 04:53 |
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13 | They took the man to the station… | 05:13 |
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14 | Once, when there was a bitterly cold… | 04:02 |
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15 | Chapter 35 | 04:01 |
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16 | In addition to this… | 04:31 |
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Disc 11
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1 | In the case of the soup kitchen… | 04:45 |
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2 | Chapter 36 | 06:16 |
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3 | There were numerous other expenses… | 06:48 |
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4 | Chapter 37 | 05:43 |
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5 | 'How much is your house assessed at?…' | 05:16 |
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6 | Sir Graball D'Encloseland… | 06:10 |
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7 | With lavish kindness, the supreme being… | 06:02 |
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8 | Chapter 38 | 05:24 |
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9 | 'Science is a wonderful thing…' | 04:36 |
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10 | Chapter 39 | 05:53 |
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11 | Weakling did not apologize… | 05:49 |
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12 | Councillor Weakling opposed the motion… | 06:02 |
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13 | Chapter 40 | 05:11 |
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14 | Usually, whenever Owen reflected… | 04:43 |
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Disc 12
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1 | Besides the work at the kiosk… | 06:35 |
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2 | It would not be reasonable to blame… | 05:59 |
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3 | Chapter 41 | 05:46 |
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4 | One of the new inventions… | 06:19 |
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5 | At last, Easton broke the silence… | 05:02 |
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6 | One of the new hands said he wished… | 05:49 |
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7 | Chapter 42 | 05:12 |
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8 | Mary Linden, who was still lodging… | 05:34 |
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9 | The presence of Mary Linden… | 05:32 |
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10 | Chapter 43 | 05:29 |
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11 | They were usually so tired when they got home… | 05:36 |
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12 | Ceilings that were not very dirty… | 04:37 |
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13 | As an additional precaution… | 04:53 |
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14 | When they happened to be working on ladders… | 06:07 |
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Disc 13
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1 | The scamping business… | 05:36 |
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2 | At the risk of wearying… | 05:39 |
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3 | Before returning the key to the agent… | 05:13 |
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4 | When Newman got his first start… | 05:14 |
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5 | It is sad and discreditable… | 05:19 |
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6 | When they got back to the job… | 05:37 |
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7 | Harlow was working at the place… | 05:11 |
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8 | Once, a couple of men got the sack… | 04:44 |
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9 | 'Last summer I was working…' | 05:40 |
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10 | Often it happened that some men… | 04:32 |
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11 | It was a few days after this… | 05:32 |
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12 | The following Saturday… | 05:32 |
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13 | There is no more cowardly… | 05:12 |
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14 | Barrington was still working for the firm… | 04:46 |
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15 | On the following Tuesday evening… | 04:23 |
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Disc 14
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1 | They ran on after the van… | 06:12 |
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2 | Chapter 44 | 05:50 |
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3 | Crass, Slyme and one or two… | 04:50 |
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4 | The next stop was at The Bird in Hand… | 05:59 |
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5 | Crass frequently paused… | 05:21 |
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6 | 'Musical honours, chaps,' shouted Crass… | 04:42 |
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7 | When they left off, Grinder rose… | 05:34 |
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8 | 'It may or may not be true,' began Barrington… | 05:51 |
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9 | Here Crass jumped up and interrupted… | 06:00 |
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10 | 'Whilst walkin' out the other night…' | 05:43 |
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11 | The time passed quickly enough… | 05:59 |
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12 | The other two brakes… | 06:05 |
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13 | The last reminded Harlow… | 05:06 |
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14 | These differed from Nimrod's lot… | 05:27 |
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1 | Chapter 45 | 05:14 |
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2 | Leaving the man dumbfounded… | 04:41 |
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3 | At this moment, the two truants returned… | 05:10 |
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4 | 'It hasn't always been like it…' | 04:52 |
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5 | 'Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen…' | 05:05 |
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6 | 'In those days, a master painter…' | 05:16 |
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7 | 'But it is not only the wage earning class…' | 05:05 |
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8 | 'We must do this if we are to keep…' | 04:26 |
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9 | 'I don't mind admitting…' | 05:35 |
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10 | 'The National Service Retail Stores…' | 04:04 |
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11 | 'The socialist administration will now aquire…' | 05:30 |
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12 | 'The slums and the wretched dwellings…' | 05:59 |
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13 | As Barrington descended from the pulpit… | 04:31 |
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14 | 'As far as I can make out,' said Harlow… | 04:25 |
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15 | 'I should like to know…' | 04:15 |
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16 | 'If it were possible to save and accumulate…' | 04:48 |
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Disc 16
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1 | Under the present system… | 04:52 |
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2 | 'Another good way to deal with them…' | 05:17 |
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3 | 'As for what we should do…' | 04:35 |
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4 | 'As regards those disagreeable tasks…' | 05:40 |
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5 | 'Is there any more questions?' | 04:44 |
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6 | 'If we had a Citizen Army…' | 05:11 |
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7 | Chapter 46 | 05:48 |
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8 | 'I've often wondered what they does…' | 05:54 |
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9 | Bert came back in about half an hour… | 05:40 |
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10 | Chapter 47 | 06:00 |
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11 | When they arrived at the yard… | 06:13 |
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12 | Nimrod walked on the pavement… | 05:54 |
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13 | 'Anyone would think the dam' thing…' | 06:30 |
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14 | The next morning was a very busy one… | 05:50 |
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1 | When they arrived… | 03:11 |
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2 | Chapter 48 | 05:08 |
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3 | The liberals were furious… | 05:17 |
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4 | The spectacle presented by these men… | 05:25 |
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5 | After a terrible struggle… | 05:15 |
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6 | The crowd now resolved itself… | 05:14 |
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7 | The carriage containing Sir Featherstone… | 05:46 |
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8 | At other times the meeting… | 04:50 |
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9 | When the man had concluded his speech… | 05:45 |
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10 | Barrington made no reply… | 04:54 |
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11 | He slipped his arm through Barrington's… | 04:28 |
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12 | Owen made no attempt to reply… | 05:13 |
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13 | Chapter 49 | 03:57 |
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14 | Sometimes in her delirium… | 03:37 |
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15 | Chapter 50 | 04:39 |
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16 | There was a woman standing there… | 04:25 |
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1 | For the first few weeks… | 06:50 |
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2 | Chapter 51 | 06:00 |
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3 | Owen waited for about half an hour… | 04:32 |
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4 | As he walked homewards… | 05:16 |
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5 | Chapter 52 | 05:33 |
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6 | During all this time, Hunter… | 05:32 |
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7 | Chapter 53 | 05:59 |
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8 | Whilst they were thus occupied… | 05:17 |
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9 | Chapter 54 | 04:39 |
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10 | Barrington and Owen continued… | 05:09 |
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11 | Rushton having conluded his address… | 05:04 |
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12 | A short prayer from Bosher closed the meeting… | 05:02 |
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13 | In a very few minutes they heard the whistle… | 04:11 |
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14 | Appendix | 05:23 |
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