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“We Chose to Adapt These Stories Because of Their Enduring Relevance” – Scarlett and Sophie Rickard on Bringing Socially Conscious Edwardian Novels to the Comics Page

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 2, 2023

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…

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The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists – Scarlett and Sophie Rickard’s Adaptation Underlines How Robert Tressell’s Socialist Masterpiece is More Relevant Now than Ever

  • by Andy Oliver
  • May 3, 2022

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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UK Publisher SelfMadeHero’s Autumn 2020 Line-Up Announced – New Releases Include Literary Adaptation, Autobiography and Graphic Biography

  • by Broken Frontier Staff
  • September 2, 2020

SelfMadeHero have announced three new releases for the Autumn, all of which look to be top picks in the next few months. We’ve covered quite a number of books from…

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