The Ragged Trousered PhilanthropistsClassic · Fiction, Classics, Politics
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
1914 · Nonfiction
30
Classic
★ 4.05 on Goodreads · 11K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
Is it worth reading?
On the BBC's The Big Read list. 4.05★ from 11K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
30Must-Read Score
- Readers53 out of 100 · counts 40%+24
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller16 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+6
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #42 of the 48 politics books we rank
- #430 of the 520 classics we rank
- #1120 of the 1,405 books we rank
On the lists
- BBC's The Big Read
Reads as
Thought-provoking, Moving
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