Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844
Friedrich Engels
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Length 12 h
Chapters 19
First published 1892
This is Engels' first book (since considered a classic account of England's working class in the industrial age), which argues that workers paid a heavy price for the industrial revolution that swept the country. Engels wrote the piece while staying in Manchester from 1842 to 1844, based on th bohis observations and several contemporary reports conducted over the period. (Summary by Cathy Barratt)
Chapters
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Preface Read by Cate Barratt 33:56
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Chapter 1. The Industrial Proletariat Read by Cate Barratt 7:22
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Chapter 2. The Great Towns, part 1 Read by Cate Barratt 33:49
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Chapter 2. The Great Towns, part 2 Read by Cate Barratt 39:08
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Chapter 2. The Great Towns, part 3 Read by Cate Barratt 44:31
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Chapter 3. Competition Read by Cate Barratt 32:42
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Chapter 4. Irish Immigration Read by Cate Barratt 10:16
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Chapter 5. Results, part 1 Read by Cate Barratt 47:13
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Chapter 5. Results, part 2 Read by Cate Barratt 47:38
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Chapter 6. Single Branches of Industry. Factory Hands, part 1 Read by Cate Barratt 39:36
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Chapter 6. Single Branches of Industry. Factory Hands, part 2 Read by Cate Barratt 44:14
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Chapter 6. Single Branches of Industry. Factory Hands, part 3 Read by Cate Barratt 39:06
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Chapter 7. The Remaining Branches of Industry, part 1 Read by Cate Barratt 24:34
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Chapter 7. The Remaining Branches of Industry, part 2 Read by Cate Barratt 33:30
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Chapter 8. Labour Movements, part 1 Read by Cate Barratt 36:42
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Chapter 8. Labour Movements, part 2 Read by Cate Barratt 32:56
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Chapter 9. The Mining Proletariat Read by Cate Barratt 43:42
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Chapter 10. The Agricultural Proletariat Read by Cate Barratt 34:59
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Chapter 11. The Attitude of the Bourgeoisie Towards the Proletariat Read by Cate Barratt 53:55
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