Down and out in Paris and London
Orwell, George, 1903-19502020
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Written when Orwell was a struggling writer in his twenties, this book documents his 'first contact with poverty': sleeping in bug-infested hostels, working as a dishwasher in Paris, surviving on scraps and cigarette butts, living alongside tramps.
Main title:
Down and out in Paris and London / George Orwell.
Author:
Orwell, George, 1903-1950, author
Imprint:
London : Harvill Secker, 2020.
Collation:
240 pages ; 21 cm
Notes:
Originally published: London: Victor Gollancz, 1933.
ISBN:
9781787302532 (hbk. :)
Language:
English
Subject:
Orwell, George, 1903-1950Homelessness -- England -- London -- History -- 20th centuryHomelessness -- France -- Paris -- History -- 20th centuryPoor -- France -- Paris -- History -- 20th centuryPoor -- England -- London -- History -- 20th centuryLondon (England) -- Social conditions -- 20th centuryParis (France) -- Social conditions -- 20th centurySociety
BRN:
1135879
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