“He grew up and spent many years on the tattered fringes of the failing British empire. Nice readable catalog that presents a realistic picture of the British psyche during that period. Fascinating stuff really. Smashing!”
Down and Out in Paris and London is great. I actually used some of the “living poor” tricks from this book while attending college.
“Down and Out in Paris and London is great. I actually used some of the “living poor” tricks from this book while attending college.”
I pulled out my Orwell reader about three or four months ago and read that story again, I like his Burma writings as well.