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Where is the quote "If there is one man to whom I do feel myself inferior, it is a coal-miner" as i'm studying it in an essay due tomorrow? Please answer! I love this book and Orwell he is a genius though.

Will Hughes What a desperate plea. Did you try Google? Too late now, of course. Still, it would be interesting to hear how you got on with your essay. Did you pas…moreWhat a desperate plea. Did you try Google? Too late now, of course. Still, it would be interesting to hear how you got on with your essay. Did you pass?(less)

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Ch 9: "A tramp is not a typical working-class person [...] Tramps, beggars, criminals and social outcasts generally are very exceptional beings and no more typical of the working class as a whole than, say, the literary intelligentsia are typical of the bourgeoisie." Remarkable, isn't it? A working class not working - often from being forced to do so, often happening en masse, yet are 'exceptional beings.'

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Is anyone currently reading The Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell?

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Why is this now (on 19th April 2019) listed as first published on January 1st 1363?

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