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Do not read this book if you are homeless.

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In Down and Out in Paris and London, Orwell considers a lack of medical care, shelter, and food in the slums of London. The poor were basically left out in the cold with no hope of ever finding a job or getting off the streets. Orwell basically examins the ...more...]]> 38825391 1416647 393199 015626224X 9780156262248 424 <![CDATA[Down and Out in Paris and London]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174408350m/393199.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174408350s/393199.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/393199.Down_and_Out_in_Paris_and_London 4.01 4299 1933 0 0 false Fri Nov 28 15:03:02 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 28 15:03:02 -0800 2008 Down and Out in Paris and London - George Orwell
This is a very good read, both entertaining and thought provoking. Think the social class one below Nickel and Dimed by Ehrenreich, done by Orwell, with Paris and London as the milieu. London then sounded a far worse place than Paris.

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While Eric Blair was firmly upper middle-cla...more...]]> 61838713 2095370 393199 015626224X 9780156262248 424 <![CDATA[Down and Out in Paris and London]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174408350m/393199.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174408350s/393199.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/393199.Down_and_Out_in_Paris_and_London 4.01 4299 1933 4 0 false Fri Jun 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 19:45:24 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 16:57:54 -0700 2009
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