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I read this book while visiting East London near the Mile End Road, described by Jack London as a terrible slum in the early years of the 20th century. Fortunately, it has now changed beyond recognition. This is a shocking vision of the desperate poverty suffered by huge numbers of people living in the "abyss" of dirt, illness and constant hunger.
Jack London showed the way forward to George Orwell in Down and Out in Paris and London by spending time living as a tramp. This gave him a feeling of ...more
Jack London showed the way forward to George Orwell in Down and Out in Paris and London by spending time living as a tramp. This gave him a feeling of ...more
Nov 01, 2014
Anna
marked it as to-read
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Charlene Oleah
marked it as to-read
