Age of Revolution 1789-1848 by Eric J. Hobsbawm

Age of Revolution 1789-1848 by Eric J. Hobsbawm

Author:Eric J. Hobsbawm
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Hachette Littlehampton
Published: 2010-11-25T00:00:00+00:00


CHAPTER 10

THE CAREER OPEN TO TALENT

One day I walked with one of these middle-class gentlemen into Manchester. I spoke to him about the disgraceful unhealthy slums and drew his attention to the disgusting condition of that part of town in which the factory workers lived. I declared that I had never seen so badly built a town in my life. He listened patiently and at the corner of the street at which we parted company, he remarked: ‘And yet there is a great deal of money made here. Good morning, Sir!’



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