The Road to Wigan Pier

George Orwell's early account of working-class life in Yorkshire and Lancashire, "The Road to Wigan Pier," reveals the differences between the upper classes of the British Empire and the realities of the people who worked in factories. The book highlights Orwell's political philosophy and his fight for leftist forces in the Civil War.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 27 September 2022
Publisher: Flame Tree Publishing

A fresh edition of Orwell's early portrayal of the grim working-class existence in the industrial culture of Yorkshire and Lancashire, which exposed the disparities between the British Empire's upper classes and the realities of the people who toiled in the factories to generate wealth and prosperity for others, never receiving a share for themselves, is now available. The book, which was published while Orwell was in Spain, emphasizes the political philosophy that drove him to join the leftist forces in the Civil War.

Orwell's early account of bleak working-class life in Yorkshire and Lancashire, which revealed the distinctions between the upper classes of the British Empire and the reality of the people who worked in the factories to drive wealth and prosperity for others, never to get a share for themselves, is now available in a fresh edition. The book, which was published while Orwell was in Spain, emphasizes the political philosophy that drove him to join the leftist forces in the Civil War.

Orwell's early portrayal of the grim working-class existence in Yorkshire and Lancashire, which exposed the disparities between the British Empire's upper classes and the realities of the people who toiled in the factories to generate wealth and prosperity for others, never receiving a share for themselves, is now available in a fresh edition. The book, which was published while Orwell was in Spain, emphasizes the political philosophy that drove him to join the leftist forces in the Civil War.

Orwell's early account of bleak working-class life in Yorkshire and Lancashire, which revealed the distinctions between the upper classes of the British Empire and the reality of the people who worked in the factories to drive wealth and prosperity for others, never to get a share for themselves, is now available in a fresh edition. The book, which was published while Orwell was in Spain, emphasizes the political philosophy that drove him to join the leftist forces in the Civil War.

Weight: 232g
Dimension: 129 x 198 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781804172261