Description: George Orwell eloquently evokes the lives of poor miners and laborers in the north of England during the 1930s. As always, Orwell is violently critical of the English class structure, and dedicated to the concept of socialism as a cure f...
Synopsis George Orwell eloquently evokes the lives of poor miners and laborers in the north of England during the 1930s. As always, Orwell is violently critical of the English class structure, and dedicated to the concept of socialism as a cure for that country's ills.
Details
Publication Date:
1972-10-18
Size
Length:
232 pages
Height:
6.8 in
Width:
5.0 in
Thickness:
0.5 in
Weight:
8.8 oz
Publisher's Note George Orwell's observations on the appalling living conditions of the unemployed of northern England in 1937, includes evaluations of middle class prejudice and apathy, and a criticism of socialism.