Mugsborough
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Mugsborough is a fictional town in the novel The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by the Irish born writer Robert Tressell.
The main character in the novel is named Owen and is a house painter. The character is largely based on Tressell / Noonan's own life and Mugsborough, where the character lives and works, is based on the southern English town of Hastings where Noonan lived.
Owen is a convinced socialist and is horrified at the living and working conditions of himself and the men he works with. He cannot understand why they have no interest in politics or why some of them vote for conservative politicians. He tries to teach them about socialism.
The Ragged Trousered Philantropists is known to many, especially to fellow housepainters, as "The Painter's Bible".
[edit] External links
- The Robert Tressell Society
- "One of the Damned", written by F.C. Ball A biography of Robert Tressell
