The Road to Wigan Pier

The Road to Wigan Pier - Paperback

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The Road to Wigan Pier - Paperback

The Road to Wigan Pier - Paperback

by George Orwell
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by George Orwell (Author)

The Road to Wigan Pier is a book by the English writer George Orwell, first published in 1937. The first half of this work documents his sociological investigations of the bleak living conditions among the working class in Lancashire and Yorkshire in the industrial north of England before World War II. In the broadcast radio interview of 1943 Orwell elaborated on the name Wigan Pier: "Wigan is in the middle of the mining areas. The landscape is mostly slag-heaps - Wigan has always been picked on as a symbol of the ugliness of the industrial areas.

Number of Pages: 146
Dimensions: 0.31 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN
Publication Date: January 06, 2021
ISBN9789354624063
Author George Orwell
PublisherTrue Sign Publishing House
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedJanuary 2021
LanguageENG- English
Pages146
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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