The Great Towns- By Friedrich Engels

Condition of the Working Class in England, by Engels, 1845 The Great Towns: "The Great Towns" is a detailed, 19th-century account of the living conditions of the working class in England's major cities, particularly Manchester, London, and Dublin. It provides a vivid depiction of the squalid housing, lack of sanitation, and insufficient food and clothing available to the working class. The author, Friedrich Engels, argues that the urban squalor is not a product of the workers’ own fault, but a direct result of a capitalist system that prioritizes profit over the well-being of its laborers, and describes how the lack of access to proper housing, clothing, and food contribute to the degradation of the working class.