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Down and out in Paris and London Cover Image Book Book

Down and out in Paris and London

Summary: "'It is altogether curious, your first contact with poverty.' To be poor and destitute in 1920s Paris and London was to experience life at its lowest ebb. George Orwell, penniless and with nowhere to go, found himself experiencing just this as he wandered the streets of both capitals in search of a job. By day, he tramped the streets, often passing time with 'screevers' or street artists, drunks and other hobos. At night, he stood in line for a bed in a 'spike' or doss house, where a cup of sugary tea, a hunk of stale bread and a blanket were the only sustenance and comfort on offer."--

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  • ISBN: 9780141042701 (pbk.) :
  • Physical Description: print
    215 pages; 18cm
  • Publisher: New York : Penguin Books, in association with Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd., 2013.

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"First published in 1933"--Title page verso.

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Subject: Homelessness -- England -- London -- History -- 20th century
Homelessness -- France -- Paris -- History -- 20th century
London (England) -- Social conditions -- 20th century
Paris (France) -- Social conditions -- 20th century

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