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Down and Out in Paris and London

Down and Out in Paris and London by Dervla Murphy, George Orwell
ISBN: 9780140182309
Release Date: 07 Sep 1989
Average rating:   (read by 70 members)

Categories: Essays, journals, letters & other prose works , Other prose: from c 1900 - , Homelessness

A new edition of this autobiographical episode in Orwell's life, with a new introduction by Dervla Murphy.

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stevie
Rated it   9 months ago
a true classic i loved this book.

singerman
Rated it   9 months ago
Rough it with this great English writer. It'll make you feel better if you think your job is bad.

nineteenineteen
Rated it   10 months ago
A draw with Homage to Catalonia as my favourite Orwell. It has it's faults, but it's a fascinating, humorous story.

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