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 The Road to Wigan Pier - George Orwell
 The Road to Wigan Pier - George Orwell ... Penguin ClassicsNewest Review: ... or electricity. He writes of the malnutrition, the massive unemployment and sheer drudgery that the working classes of the ... more ... 1930s endured.
For a man from an affluent background, Eton educated and as he puts it 'taught to be a snob', the reality of day to day life for these people was shocking to him. He was surprised at the inordinate cheerfulness in the face of their poverty, that the people he met and lived with showed.
The second section of the book follows George Orwell's personal journey from public schoolboy, to Indian Imperial Police Officer in Burma, to Left-wing author and journalist. As the account progresses, Orwell expounds...more |
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The Road to Wigan Pier - George Orwell: Following in Orwell's footsteps on The Road to Wigan Pier. (956 words)
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Review of 'The Road To Wigan Pier' by George Orwell. I am reviewing a paperback edition of the book, published by Penguin Classics; 272 pages, cover price £9.99. The book was first published in 1937 by Victor Gollancz. My copy was published in 2001. I picked up the The Road to Wigan Pier in a book exchange facility that I often use when travelling on my narrow boat. I had read Orwell's well known classics, 'Animal Farm' and 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' many years ago and seeing this book decided to re visit George Orwell's writing. The Book First off, how can I describe The Road To Wigan Pier? Well, it is not a novel, nor is it a ... Read the complete review
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