Each chapter in our adaptation of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists has title that refers to more than one motif within it. They each get a full page decorative heading, which will help to break up the book and give it breathing space. The old penny...
Robert Tressell is a pseudonym, used by the writer of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists. In his only published work, he has a habit of naming characters after their profession or personality - something people either find endearing or excruciating. For example, Makehaste & Sloggit are...
William Penn holds all our secrets Our first book, Mann's Best Friend, was done in a bit of a casual, laissez-faire manner. Sophie wrote the story out very roughly and in stages, fitting it in around work. I would draw artwork up to the point she...
**this post contains spoilers** (but you’ve had over 100 years to catch up, so that’s on you) "All through the summer the crowd of ragged trousered philanthropists continued to toil and sweat at their noble and unselfish task of making money for Mr Rushton.” Ch 43,...
Scarlett and I weren’t christened. I think our mother was put off church by having a Bishop for a father. But we did get assigned ‘godparents’ of sorts. And Scarlett’s godfather used to send her a very handsome book every birthday - starting with hardback illustrated...
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists was published on April 23rd 1914 with the subtitle “being the story of twelve months in Hell, told by one of the damned, and written down by Robert Tressell”. Tressell was the pseudonym of Robert Noonan, who had died of tuberculosis 3...