Orwell and the Dispossessed
\"The vivid, impassioned writings collected together in this powerful volume chronicle Orwell\'s first-hand experiences of life among the underclass of the \'two nations\' of rich and poor. Down and Out (...)
Down and Out in Paris and London
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Homage to Catalonia
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Down and Out in Paris and London
Documents the author\'s \'first contact with poverty\'. This title shows a world of unrelenting drudgery and squalor - sleeping in bug-infested hostels and doss houses of last resort, working as a dishwasher in Paris\' vile \'Hotel X\', surviving on scraps and cigarette butts, living alongside tramps, a star-gazing pavement artist and more.
Homage to Catalonia
Following his experiences as a militiaman in the Spanish Civil War, chronicled in Homage to Catalonia, the author brings the force of his humanity, passion and clarity, describing with bitter intensity the bright hopes and cynical betrayals of that chaotic episode: the revolutionary euphoria of Barcelona, and more.
Down and Out in Paris and London
Deals with the underworld of society. In this book, the author documents a world of unrelenting drudgery and squalor - sleeping in bug-infested hostels and doss houses of last resort, working as a dishwasher in Paris\' vile \'Hotel X\', surviving on scraps and cigarette butts, living alongside tramps, a star-gazing pavement artist and more.
Down and Out in Paris and London
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. This book gives an account of the streets and those who…
Homage to Catalonia
Following his experiences as a militiaman in the Spanish Civil War, the author brings to bear all the force of his humanity, passion and clarity, describing with bitter intensity the bright hopes and cynical betrayals of that chaotic episode: the revolutionary euphoria of Barcelona, the courage of ordinary Spanish men and more.
You are noticed more if you stand on your head than if you are right way up.
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George Orwell przeżył dokładnie 46 lat.
George Orwell urodził się 25/06/1903.
George Orwell zmarł 21/01/1950.
George Orwell urodził się w miejscowości Motihari, Bihar, Indie.
George Orwell zmarł w miejscowości Londyn, Wielka Brytania.
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George Orwell wymyślił pojęcie „Wielkiego Brata”.
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Pisarz imał się przeróżnych zajęć, pracował jako nauczyciel, pomywacz, policjant, hodowca drobiu, zbieracz chmielu, żebrak, współpracownik BBC, korespondent wojenny.