Down and Out in Paris and London

Down and Out in Paris and London
	Cover of first edition
Author	George Orwell
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Genre	Memoir
Publisher	Victor Gollancz (London)
Publication date	9 January 1933
Media type	Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages	230
ISBN	015626224X
OCLC	6082214
Followed by	Burmese Days

Down and Out in Paris and London is the first full-length work by the English author George Orwell, published in 1933. It is a memoir^[2] in two parts on the theme of poverty in the two cities. Its target audience was the middle- and upper-class members of society—those who were more likely to be well educated—and it exposes the poverty existing in two prosperous cities: Paris and London. The first part is an account of living in near-extreme poverty and destitution in Paris and the experience of casual labour in restaurant kitchens. The second part is a travelogue of life on the road in and around London from the tramp's perspective, with descriptions of the types of hostel accommodation available and some of the characters to be found living on the margins.

^ Penguin Classics 2001, back page description
^ Back cover description, Down and Out in Paris and London, Penguin Classics, 2001 ISBN 978-0141184388

[1] Penguin Classics 2001, back page description

[2] Back cover description, Down and Out in Paris and London, Penguin Classics, 2001 ISBN 978-0141184388

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