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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. This is an extract from George Orwell's famous record of his experiences in the late 1920s when he lived among the tramps and plongeurs of London and Paris. In this section (Chapters IX to XVIII) Orwell and his friend Boris find work at the hotel "X", near the Place de la Concorde in Paris. It includes Orwell's astute observations on the hierarchy and snobberies of the staff, chefs, waiters and dishwashers, and is a vivid account of their life on and off duty. no reviews | add a review
Belongs to Publisher SeriesPenguin 60s (41) Is contained inRomanzi e saggi by George Orwell (indirect) Selected Works by George Orwell (indirect) DOWN AND OUT IN PARIS AND LONDON; 1984; SHOOTING AN ELEPHANT and Other Essays by George Orwell (indirect) Reportage [5-Volume Boxed Set]: Funny, But Not Vulgar; Down and Out in Paris and in London; Homage to Catalonia; My Country Right or Left; The Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell (indirect) The Greatest Works of George Orwell by George Orwell (indirect)
This is an extract from George Orwell's famous record of his experiences in the late 1920s when he lived among the tramps and plongeurs of London and Paris. In this section (Chapters IX to XVIII) Orwell and his friend Boris find work at the hotel X, near the Place de la Concorde in Paris. It includes Orwell's astute observations on the hierarchy and snobberies of the staff, chefs, waiters and dishwashers, and is a vivid account of their life on and off duty. No library descriptions found. |
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