Tressell, Robert

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Category Description: Novelist and socialist (1870-1911). He was born in Ireland, lived in S Africa, and came to live in Hastings, Sussex. He is best known for his novel, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, a classic of British working-class literature.

Ragged Trousered and Angry - Hosts a variety of events and protest concerts in memory of the hundredth anniversary of Robert Tressell's death.
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists - Provides a biography of the author, with a facsimile and text of the original manuscript.
Robert Tressell Collection at Hastings Museum and Art Gallery - Offers resources about the author and his stay in Hastings, with articles about the contemporary context; also includes links to their holdings of related materials and archives.
The Robert Tressell Society - Formed to preserve the memory of Britain's most influential working class novel, written by Tressell in Hastings around 1906-08. Provides newsletters and details of events.
Tressell, Robert, 1870-1911 - The text of his novel, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, from Project Gutenberg.

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