Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844

Friedrich Engels (1820 - 1895)
Translated by Florence Kelley (1859 - 1932)

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)

Genre(s): *Non-fiction, History, Political Science

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Preface Cate Barratt
00:33:56
Play 01 Introduction Cate Barratt
00:40:38
Play 02 Chapter 1. The Industrial Proletariat Cate Barratt
00:07:22
Play 03 Chapter 2. The Great Towns, part 1 Cate Barratt
00:33:49
Play 04 Chapter 2. The Great Towns, part 2 Cate Barratt
00:39:08
Play 05 Chapter 2. The Great Towns, part 3 Cate Barratt
00:44:31
Play 06 Chapter 3. Competition Cate Barratt
00:32:42
Play 07 Chapter 4. Irish Immigration Cate Barratt
00:10:16
Play 08 Chapter 5. Results, part 1 Cate Barratt
00:47:13
Play 09 Chapter 5. Results, part 2 Cate Barratt
00:47:38
Play 10 Chapter 6. Single Branches of Industry. Factory Hands, part 1 Cate Barratt
00:39:36
Play 11 Chapter 6. Single Branches of Industry. Factory Hands, part 2 Cate Barratt
00:44:14
Play 12 Chapter 6. Single Branches of Industry. Factory Hands, part 3 Cate Barratt
00:39:06
Play 13 Chapter 7. The Remaining Branches of Industry, part 1 Cate Barratt
00:24:34
Play 14 Chapter 7. The Remaining Branches of Industry, part 2 Cate Barratt
00:33:30
Play 15 Chapter 8. Labour Movements, part 1 Cate Barratt
00:36:42
Play 16 Chapter 8. Labour Movements, part 2 Cate Barratt
00:32:56
Play 17 Chapter 9. The Mining Proletariat Cate Barratt
00:43:42
Play 18 Chapter 10. The Agricultural Proletariat Cate Barratt
00:34:59
Play 19 Chapter 11. The Attitude of the Bourgeoisie Towards the Proletariat Cate Barratt
00:53:55