Which statement best summarizes Engels’ view of the city during the Industrial Revolution? *

a. Manchester, a typical city at the time, was spacious and full of potential with many housing and working opportunities.
b. Manchester, a typical city at the time, was well-planned before it was built, containing gutters which drain all sewage away from the city.
c. Manchester, a typical city at the time, was overcrowded and filthy with waste in the streets and river.
d. Manchester, a typical city at the time, was filled with uneducated people forced to do hard- labor in factories.

Considering the available options here, the best statement that summarizes Engels’ view of the city during the Industrial Revolution is "Manchester, a typical city at the time, was overcrowded and filthy with waste in the streets and river."

According to Friedrich Engels, a German philosopher who was known for many of his philosophical works claimed that the industrial revolution has led to main cities like Manchester and Liverpool in England experiencing a decline in health, earnings, or incomes, and living conditions of the working class worse off than normal.