Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844

by Friedrich Engels

20 chapters12h 0mEnglish1892

About this book

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)

Chapters (19)

1Introduction

2438

2Chapter 1. The Industrial Proletariat

442

3Chapter 2. The Great Towns, part 1

2029

4Chapter 2. The Great Towns, part 2

2348

5Chapter 2. The Great Towns, part 3

2671

6Chapter 3. Competition

1962

7Chapter 4. Irish Immigration

616

8Chapter 5. Results, part 1

2833

9Chapter 5. Results, part 2

2858

10Chapter 6. Single Branches of Industry. Factory Hands, part 1

2376

11Chapter 6. Single Branches of Industry. Factory Hands, part 2

2654

12Chapter 6. Single Branches of Industry. Factory Hands, part 3

2346

13Chapter 7. The Remaining Branches of Industry, part 1

1474

14Chapter 7. The Remaining Branches of Industry, part 2

2010

15Chapter 8. Labour Movements, part 1

2202

16Chapter 8. Labour Movements, part 2

1976

17Chapter 9. The Mining Proletariat

2622

18Chapter 10. The Agricultural Proletariat

2099

19Chapter 11. The Attitude of the Bourgeoisie Towards the Proletariat

3235

Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844

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