Isbn: 9780156767507 - the Road to Wigan Pier: (authorized Orwell Edition): a Mariner Books Classic (71 results)

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Paperback. Condition: Fair. Before he authored the dystopian 1984 and the allegorical Animal Farm, George Orwell was a journalist, reporting on England's working class an investigation that led him to examine democratic socialism.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Before he authored the dystopian 1984 and the allegorical Animal Farm, George Orwell was a journalist, reporting on England's working class an investigation that led him to examine democratic socialism.

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Illustrated paper covers; mild wear to edges and covers; binding a askew; previous owner's name on bottom edge; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; spotting to edges and front endpaper; no internal markings; 232 pages.

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Paperback. Condition: New. Before he authored the dystopian 1984 and the allegorical Animal Farm, George Orwell was a journalist, reporting on England's working class - an investigation that led him to examine democratic socialism. In the 1930s, during the Great Depression era, the Left Book Club, a socialist group in England, sent George Orwell to investigate the poverty and mass unemployment in the industrial north of England. Once there, he went beyond the requests of the book club, to investigate the employed as well. Orwell chose to live as the coal miners did - sleeping in foul lodgings, subsisting on a meager diet, struggling to feed a family on a dismal wage, and going down into the hellish, backbreaking mines.What Orwell saw clarified his feelings about socialism, and in The Road to Wigan Pier, this political classic pointedly tells why socialism, the only remedy to the shocking conditions he had witnessed, repelled "so many normal decent people.""Orwell's code was a simple one, based on truth and 'deceny'; he was important - and original - because he insisted on applying that code to his own Socialist comrades as well as to the class enemy.It is the best sociological reporting I know."-The New YorkerInvestigative Journalism: Go beyond reporting as Orwell lives among the coal miners in England's industrial north-sleeping in their foul lodgings, surviving on their meager diet, and descending into the mines.Unflinching Social Commentary: The second half of the book pivots from reporting to a sharp, provocative critique of the socialist movement and why it often fails to connect with the very people it aims to help.The British Working Class: A powerful and empathetic look at the lives of miners, mill-workers, and the unemployed, painting a stark picture of poverty and resilience in the 1930s.A Foundational Political Classic: From the celebrated author of 1984 and Animal Farm, this work is an essential piece of social history that solidified Orwell's political thought.…

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Softcover. Condition: Good. 1st thus. 232 pages, soft cover. Covers have some minor scuffing and edge wear, but are in overall good condition. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. The first part of this book vividly documents the shocking poverty, unemployment, and grim, dangerous conditions of the working class in industrial northern England during the 1930s, focusing on miners and dilapidated housing. In the second part he presents a critical analysis of socialism, defending it as a necessary solution while criticizing the middle-class intellectuals who champion it, arguing for a more relatable commonsense approach rooted in justice and liberty to unite society against fascism. Contains some markings by the previous owner in blue pen throughout.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Before he authored the dystopian 1984 and the allegorical Animal Farm, George Orwell was a journalist, reporting on England's working class an investigation that led him to examine democratic socialism. In the 1930s, the Left Book Club, a socialist group in England, sent George Orwell to investigate the poverty and mass unemployment in the industrial north of England. Once there, he went beyond the requests of the book club, to investigate the employed as well. Orwell chose to live as the coal miners did sleeping in foul lodgings, subsisting on a meager diet, struggling to feed a family on a dismal wage, and going down into the hellish, backbreaking mines. What Orwell saw clarified his feelings about socialism, and in The Road to Wigan Pier, he pointedly tells why socialism, the only remedy to the shocking conditions he had witnessed, repelled "so many normal decent people." "Orwell's code was a simple one, based on truth and 'deceny'; he was important and original because he insisted on applying that code to his own Socialist comrades as well as to the class enemy.It is the best sociological reporting I know."The New Yorker Before he authored the dystopian 1984 and the allegorical Animal Farm, George Orwell was a journalist, reporting on England's working class an investigation that led him to examine democratic socialism. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: New. Before he authored the dystopian 1984 and the allegorical Animal Farm, George Orwell was a journalist, reporting on England's working class - an investigation that led him to examine democratic socialism. In the 1930s, during the Great Depression era, the Left Book Club, a socialist group in England, sent George Orwell to investigate the poverty and mass unemployment in the industrial north of England. Once there, he went beyond the requests of the book club, to investigate the employed as well. Orwell chose to live as the coal miners did - sleeping in foul lodgings, subsisting on a meager diet, struggling to feed a family on a dismal wage, and going down into the hellish, backbreaking mines.What Orwell saw clarified his feelings about socialism, and in The Road to Wigan Pier, this political classic pointedly tells why socialism, the only remedy to the shocking conditions he had witnessed, repelled "so many normal decent people.""Orwell's code was a simple one, based on truth and 'deceny'; he was important - and original - because he insisted on applying that code to his own Socialist comrades as well as to the class enemy.It is the best sociological reporting I know."-The New YorkerInvestigative Journalism: Go beyond reporting as Orwell lives among the coal miners in England's industrial north-sleeping in their foul lodgings, surviving on their meager diet, and descending into the mines.Unflinching Social Commentary: The second half of the book pivots from reporting to a sharp, provocative critique of the socialist movement and why it often fails to connect with the very people it aims to help.The British Working Class: A powerful and empathetic look at the lives of miners, mill-workers, and the unemployed, painting a stark picture of poverty and resilience in the 1930s.A Foundational Political Classic: From the celebrated author of 1984 and Animal Farm, this work is an essential piece of social history that solidified Orwell's political thought.…