The Road to Wigan Pier, 9780008443825
Paperback
A journey into poverty, injustice, and class division in 1930s England.

The Road to Wigan Pier

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  • Paperback

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    1 June 2021

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Summary

A Journey into the Heart of Poverty: The Road to Wigan Pier

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If there is one man to whom I do feel myself inferior, it is a coalminer.

In the mid-1930s, George Orwell was given an assignment from his publisher – to write a book about unemployment and social conditions in the economically depressed north of England. Revolutionary for its time, The Road to Wigan Pier documents Orwe…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780008443825
ISBN-10:0008443823
Series:Collins Classics
Author:George Orwell
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint:HarperCollins
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:1 June 2021
Weight:139g
Dimensions:178mm x 111mm x 16mm
About The Author

George Orwell

George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Blair, a writer and political commentator. In 2008, THE TIMES ranked him second on a list of ‘The 50 greatest British writers since 1945.’ His work continues to influence popular and political culture. Tamsin Greig., Nicky Henson and Toby Jones star in this new drama.

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