After their acclaimed adaptations of two powerful Edwardian novels (Robert Tressell’s renowned socialist masterpiece The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists and Constance Maud’s lesser known but still vitally important contemporary account of…
When Sophie and Scarlett Rickard adapted Robert Tressell’s The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists for SelfMadeHero in 2021 they introduced an always relevant socialist masterpiece to a new audience of readers at…
Your favourite online comics social is back! Our fortnightly Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw returns this Thursday, June 23rd as Scarlett and Sophie Rickard, who recently adapted…
Long held to be a masterpiece of socialist literature, Robert Tressell’s classic novel The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists was first published in 1914. Set in the town of Mugsborough, it features…
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