Down and Out in Paris and London - Macmillan Collectors Library
George Orwell
Hardback (04 Mar 2021)


Publishers Synopsis

Down and Out in Paris and London was George Orwells first published book. It is at once a very personal account and a vivid exposé of hard lives weighed down by poverty in France and England between the wars.

Part of the Macmillan Collectors Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is introduced by writer Lara Feigel.

Towards the end of the 1920s, whilst living in Paris, George Orwells few remaining funds are stolen and he quickly falls into a life of severe poverty. Living hand to mouth, he shares squalid lodgings with Russian-born Boris and finds tedious and back-breaking work washing up in the bowels of Paris restaurant kitchens. On his return to England, he lives as a tramp, finding occasional shelter in often dangerous doss houses.


Book information

ISBN: 9781529032703
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Imprint: Macmillan Collectors Library
Pub date: 04 Mar 2021
DEWEY: 362.50942109043
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 256
Weight: 162g
Height: 103mm
Width: 157mm
Spine width: 18mm