The road to Wigan Pier

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In 1936, George Orwell left his home in London and travelled to the industrial north of England with the intention of experiencing first-hand the conditions in which the working-class poor were compelled to live. During his two-month expedition he visited Manchester, Wigan and Liverpool then Sheffield, Leeds and Barnsley in Yorkshire, recording his impressions in a diary that would later form the basis of one of the most significant works of literary reportage ever written. Part sociological survey, part polemic about the potential benefits of socialism – as well as the failures and idiosyncrasies of many of its middle-class exponents – ‘The Road to Wigan Pier’ represents a unique record of a society riven by class inequality and plagued by unemployment, inadequate housing, and other social ills, as well as insight into the evolution of Orwell’s political consciousness.

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In January 1936, the thirty-two-year-old George Orwell left his home in London and travelled to the industrial north of England with the intention of experiencing first-hand the conditions in which the working-class poor were compelled to live their lives. During his two-month expedition he visited Manchester, Wigan and Liverpool in the north-west, then Sheffield, Leeds and Barnsley in Yorkshire, recording his impressions as he went in a diary that would later form the basis of one of the most significant works of literary reportage ever written.

Part sociological survey, part polemic about the potential benefits of socialism – as well as the failures and idiosyncrasies of many of its middle-class exponents – The Road to Wigan Pier represents a unique record of a country riven by class inequality and plagued by unemployment, inadequate housing, unsafe working conditions and other social ills, and provides an invaluable insight into the evolution of Orwell’s political consciousness.

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Weight 0.246 kg
Dimensions 19.8 × 12.9 × 2.4 cm
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Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

240

Language

English

Edition

New edition

Dewey

305.562094276 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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