London Beneath the Pavement, Etc. [With Plates.].
Title | London Beneath the Pavement, Etc. [With Plates.]. PDF eBook |
Author | Michael HARRISON (Novelist.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 280 |
Release | 1961 |
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General Catalogue of Printed Books
Title | General Catalogue of Printed Books PDF eBook |
Author | British Museum. Department of Printed Books |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1362 |
Release | 1969 |
Genre | English imprints |
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The Progresses, Processions and Magnificent Festivities of King James the First, His Royal Consort, Family and Court, Etc. [With Plates, Including Portraits.]
Title | The Progresses, Processions and Magnificent Festivities of King James the First, His Royal Consort, Family and Court, Etc. [With Plates, Including Portraits.] PDF eBook |
Author | John Nichols (F.S.A., Printer.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 892 |
Release | 1841 |
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ISBN |
General Catalogue of Printed Books
Title | General Catalogue of Printed Books PDF eBook |
Author | British Museum. Department of Printed Books |
Publisher | |
Pages | 544 |
Release | 1959 |
Genre | English imprints |
ISBN |
... Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London ...
Title | ... Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London ... PDF eBook |
Author | Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 400 |
Release | 1924 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN |
Chambers's handy Guide to London, etc
Title | Chambers's handy Guide to London, etc PDF eBook |
Author | George Dodd |
Publisher | |
Pages | 206 |
Release | 1862 |
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ISBN |
Down and Out in Paris and London
Title | Down and Out in Paris and London PDF eBook |
Author | George Orwell |
Publisher | E-Kitap Projesi & Cheapest Books |
Pages | 240 |
Release | 2023-11-26 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 6257120829 |
Down and Out in Paris and London is the first full-length work by the English author George Orwell, published in 1933. It is a memoir in two parts on the theme of poverty in the two cities, which was written deliberately in a non-academic tone. Its target audience was the middle and upper class members of society-those who were more likely to be well educated-and exposes the poverty existing in two prosperous cities: Paris and London. The first part is an account of living in near-destitution in Paris and the experience of casual labour in restaurant kitchens. The second part is a travelogue of life on the road in and around London from the tramp's perspective, with descriptions of the types of hostel accommodation available and some of the characters to be found living on the margins. Book Summary: After giving up his post as a policeman in Burma to become a writer, Orwell moved to rooms in Portobello Road, London at the end of 1927 when he was 24. While contributing to various journals, he undertook investigative tramping expeditions in and around London, collecting material for use in "The Spike", his first published essay, and for the latter half of Down and Out in Paris and London. In spring of 1928 he moved to Paris and lived at 6 Rue du Pot de Fer in the Latin Quarter, a bohemian quarter with a cosmopolitan flavour. American writers like Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald had lived in the same area. Following the Russian Revolution, there was a large Russian emigre community in Paris. Orwell's aunt Nellie Limouzin also lived in Paris and gave him social and, when necessary, financial support. He led an active social life, worked on his novels and had several articles published in avant-garde journals.