The RaggedTrousered Philanthropists Author:Robert Tressell General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1914 Original Publisher: Frederick A. Stokes Subjects: English fiction Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to ... more »Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER II Nimrod: A Mighty Hunter Before The Lord M R. HUNTER, as he was called to his face and as he was T known to his brethren at the Shining Light Chapel, or "Misery" or "Nimrod," as he was named behind his back by the workmen over whom he tyrannized, was the general or walking-foreman or "manager" of the firm, whose card is herewith presented to the reader: RUSHTON« less