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Author: George Orwell
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0198850905
Category: Literary Criticism
Page: 241
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The Road to Wigan Pier is Orwell's 1937 study of poverty and working-class life in northern England.Author: George Orwell
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0141185295
Category: Literary Collections
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George Orwell's searing account of working-class life in the bleak industrial heartlands of Yorkshire and Lancashire in the 1930s, The Road to Wigan Pier is a brilliant and bitter polemic that has lost none of its political impact over time Orwell's graphically unforgettable descriptions of social injustice, cramped slum housing, dangerous mining conditions, squalor, hunger and growing unemployment are written with unblinking honesty, fury and great humanity. It crystallized the ideas that would be found in his later works and novels, and remains a powerful portrait of poverty, injustice and class divisions in Britain. Includes illustrations, explanatory footnotes, and an introduction by Richard HoggartAuthor: George Orwell
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0141395451
Category: Biography & Autobiography
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A searing account of George Orwell's observations of working-class life in the bleak industrial heartlands of Yorkshire and Lancashire in the 1930s, The Road to Wigan Pier is a brilliant and bitter polemic that has lost none of its political impact over time. His graphically unforgettable descriptions of social injustice, cramped slum housing, dangerous mining conditions, squalor, hunger and growing unemployment are written with unblinking honesty, fury and great humanity. It crystallized the ideas that would be found in Orwell's later works and novels, and remains a powerful portrait of poverty, injustice and class divisions in Britain. Published with an introduction by Richard Hoggart in Penguin Modern Classics. 'It is easy to see why the book created and still creates so sharp an impact ... exceptional immediacy, freshness and vigour, opinionated and bold ... Above all, it is a study of poverty and, behind that, of the strength of class-divisions' Richard HoggartAuthor: Richard D. Lewis
Publisher: Transcreen Publications
ISBN: 9780953439805
Category: Linguists
Page: 488
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Author: Eric Arthur Blair
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN: N.A
Category: Fiction
Page: 207
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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Road to Wigan Pier" by Eric Arthur Blair. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.Author: Stephen Armstrong
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1780338791
Category: Political Science
Page: 304
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You think that the recession isn't biting? Look again. You think that the riots in August 2011 were unpredicted? Think again. 75 years after George Orwell's classic expose on life in the North, Stephen Armstrong returns to find that many things have changed, but not always for the better. Here he finds how young girls go missing because of the intransigence of the benefits systems, how fragile hope can be in the face of poverty and why the government stands in the way of a community helping itself. In his journey, taking in Bradford, Sheffield, Liverpool and Wigan, Armstrong reveals a society at the end of its tether, abandoned by all those who speak in its name.Author: Bright Summaries
Publisher: BrightSummaries.com
ISBN: 2808012845
Category: Study Aids
Page: 20
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Unlock the more straightforward side of The Road to Wigan Pier with this concise and insightful summary and analysis! This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell, a non-fiction account of the time Orwell spent living among working-class citizens in Wigan, Barnsley and Sheffield. He provides a vivid depiction of the economic destruction wreaked by the First World War and the Great Depression, as well as the devastating effects of the government’s punitive restrictions on benefits payments. When The Road to Wigan Pier was first published in 1937, its advocacy of Socialism met with a mixed response from critics. Orwell’s subsequent works, including Homage to Catalonia, Animal Farm and 1984 cemented his position as one of the most acclaimed and influential British writers of the 20th century. Find out everything you need to know about The Road to Wigan Pier in a fraction of the time! This in-depth and informative reading guide brings you: • A complete plot summary • Character studies • Key themes and symbols • Questions for further reflection Why choose BrightSummaries.com? Available in print and digital format, our publications are designed to accompany you on your reading journey. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. See the very best of literature in a whole new light with BrightSummaries.com!Author: George Orwell;J Murray Mitchell;W. E. B. Du Bois
Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN: N.A
Category: Fiction
Page: 500
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This Combo Collection (Set of 3 Books) includes All-time Bestseller Books. This anthology contains : The Road to Wigan Pier Two Old Faiths The Souls of Black FolkAuthor: Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England and Wales
Publisher: Stationery Office/Tso
ISBN: N.A
Category: Art
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