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The Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell β€” book cover

The Road to Wigan Pier

by George Orwell, Victor Gollancz
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Overview

In the 1930s Orwell was sent by a socialist book club to investigate the appalling mass unemployment in the industrial north of England. He went beyond his assignment to investigate the employed as well-”to see the most typical section of the English working class.” Foreword by Victor Gollancz.

An account of the life of industrial workers in the north of England in the 1930s and a scathing answer to socialism.

Synopsis

In the 1930s Orwell was sent by a socialist book club to investigate the appalling mass unemployment in the industrial north of England. He went beyond his assignment to investigate the employed as well-”to see the most typical section of the English working class.” Foreword by Victor Gollancz.

About the Author, George Orwell

GEORGE ORWELL (1903-1950) was born in India and served with the Imperial Police in Burma before joining the Republican Army in the Spanish Civil War. Orwell was the author of six novels as well as numerous essays and nonfiction works.

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Book Details

Published
October 1, 1972
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages
264
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780156767507

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