This is a book I must re-read s I last read it in my teens when I was probably too young for it though I definitely shared Tresel's politics then as I do now. On 30 Jun 2013, at 09:12, Pele West wrote: > Hi Trish and Everyone > > What an interesting thread this is, seeing what everyone's five books > are. I am still working on mine. > > Although I think it is one of the most moving books I have read, I don't > think i will be including "The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists". Peter > and I lived in Hastings, which is the town that Mugsborough is based on, > and Robert Tressell is still remembered there. In fact, Peter spent time > in the Robert Tressell ward in the local hospital. > > Pele > -- > Pele West <pele.west@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >