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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.

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. The perfect edition for any Orwell enthusiasts' ...

George Orwell's vivid memoir of his time living among the desperately poor and destitute, Down and Out in Paris and London is a moving tour of the underworld of society 'You have talked so often of going to the dogs - and well, here are the dogs, and you have reached them.' Written when Orwell...

Down and Out in Paris and London was Orwell's first published full length work and is a heartfelt insight into often forgotten members of our society. From the impoverished districts of Paris to the streets of London, Orwell recounts his experiences on the bottom rung in some of Paris' most famou...