{"product_id":"down-and-out-in-paris-and-london","title":"Down and Out in Paris and London","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Orwell, George, Feigel, Lara \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 04\/03\/2021,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 256 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781529032703,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDown and Out in Paris and London was George Orwell’s first published book. It is at once a very personal account, and a vivid exposé of hard lives weighed down by poverty in France and England between the wars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is introduced by writer Lara Feigel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTowards the end of the 1920s, whilst living in Paris, George Orwell’s few remaining funds are stolen and he quickly falls into a life of severe poverty. Living hand to mouth, he shares squalid lodgings with Russian-born Boris and finds tedious and back-breaking work washing up in the bowels of Paris restaurant kitchens. On his return to England, he lives as a tramp, finding occasional shelter in often dangerous doss houses.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43104634306604,"sku":"9781529032703","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781529032703.jpg?v=1713011422","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/down-and-out-in-paris-and-london","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}