Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844


Read by Cate Barratt

(4.4 stars; 35 reviews)

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) (0 hr 0 min)

Chapters

Preface 33:56 Read by Cate Barratt
Introduction 40:38 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter 1. The Industrial Proletariat 7:22 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter 2. The Great Towns, part 1 33:49 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter 2. The Great Towns, part 2 39:08 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter 2. The Great Towns, part 3 44:31 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter 3. Competition 32:42 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter 4. Irish Immigration 10:16 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter 5. Results, part 1 47:13 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter 5. Results, part 2 47:38 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter 6. Single Branches of Industry. Factory Hands, part 1 39:36 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter 6. Single Branches of Industry. Factory Hands, part 2 44:14 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter 6. Single Branches of Industry. Factory Hands, part 3 39:06 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter 7. The Remaining Branches of Industry, part 1 24:34 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter 7. The Remaining Branches of Industry, part 2 33:30 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter 8. Labour Movements, part 1 36:42 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter 8. Labour Movements, part 2 32:56 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter 9. The Mining Proletariat 43:42 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter 10. The Agricultural Proletariat 34:59 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter 11. The Attitude of the Bourgeoisie Towards the Proletariat 53:55 Read by Cate Barratt

Reviews

Very clear recording


(4 stars)

The reader did a very clear and concise reading of this book. No background noise or other distractions, just a few words that I pronounce somewhat differently since we have regional distinctions in the US. I suppose this work by Engels might be considered the second most important book in Communist literature behind Marx's "Das Kapital." Engels lived in Britain for 21 months circa 1842 to 1844. Most of the book describes the inhumane and cruel treatment of the working class, or proletariat, upon whose backs the industrial revolution was made possible. I have no reason to doubt Engels's observations and conclusions. He witnessed firsthand how the workers were mistreated in the coal mines, the mills, and other factories. Like Marx, he predicted violent revolutions to overthrow the middle and upper classes in England and elsewhere. But the eventual establishment and political recognition of the trade unions, combined with better working conditions and rising living standards resulted in no violent revolution.

a brilliant book, brilliantly narrated. THANK YOU!


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Beautifully narrated! Thank you so much

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