{"product_id":"9781529032703","title":"Down and Out in Paris and London","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Orwell, George, Feigel, Lara \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eLondon, Greater London\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 4 March 2021 by PAN MACMILLAN (Macmillan Collector's Library) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Macmillan Collector's Library' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 256 pages\u003cbr\u003e103 x 157 x 18 | 162g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDown and Out in Paris and London was George Orwells first published book. It is at once a very personal account, and a vivid expos of hard lives weighed down by poverty in France and England between the wars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart of the Macmillan Collectors 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 Orwells 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":"HUNTS BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39945195356347,"sku":"9781529032703","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9781529032703.jpg?v=1713534776","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.pro\/products\/9781529032703","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}