People read 1984 and think they know Orwell, he wrote more than 1984 and a lot of it’s pretty good.
He grew up and spent many years on the tattered fringes of the failing British empire. Nice readable catalog that presents a realistic picture of the British psyche during that period. Fascinating stuff really. Smashing!
“He grew up and spent many years on the tattered fringes of the failing British empire. Nice readable catalog that presents a realistic picture of the British psyche during that period. Fascinating stuff really. Smashing!”
Down and Out in Paris and London is great. I actually used some of the “living poor” tricks from this book while attending college.