The Condition of the Working Class in England

Engels, Friedrich (Author)/ Kiernan, Victor (Edited by)/ Hunt, Tristram (Introduction by)

ISBN 10: 0141191104 / ISBN 13: 9780141191102

Published by Penguin Classics, 2009

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336 pages. 7.72x5.08x0.98 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Condition of the Working Class in England
• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0141191104
• ISBN 13: 9780141191102
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.25 kilograms

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Synopsis

Written when Engels was only twenty-four, and inspired in particular by his time living amongst the poor in Manchester, this forceful polemic explores the staggering human cost of the Industrial Revolution in Victorian England. Engels paints an unforgettable picture of daily life in the new industrial towns, and for miners and agricultural workers--depicting overcrowded housing, abject poverty, child labour, sexual exploitation, dirt and drunkenness--in a savage indictment of the greed of the bourgeoisie. His fascinating later preface, written for the first English edition of 1892 and included here, brought the story up to date in the light of forty years' further refelection. A masterpiece of committed reporting and an impassioned call to arms, this is one of the great pioneering works of social history.

About the Author

Tristram Hunt is one of Britain's best-known historians. Since 2010 he has been MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central, and in October 2013 was made Shadow Secretary of State for Education. He is a senior lecturer in British history at Queen Mary, University of London, and has written numerous series for radio and television. His previous books include Building Jerusalem and The Frock-Coated Communist: The Revolutionary Life of Friedrich Engels, published in more than a dozen languages.