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The Road to Wigan Pier.

The Road to Wigan Pier.

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The Road to Wigan Pier.: With a Foreword by Victor Gollancz.

by ORWELL, George

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London: Victor Gollancz Ltd,, 1937. First edition, first impression, of Orwell's classic study of poverty in the north of England, firmly established among his best known and most powerful non-fiction works. The book was issued to members of Victor Gollancz's Left Book Club as the choice for March 1937, which ensured a large edition. However, its selection was precarious, as the latter half of the book - in which Orwell condemns British socialist intellectuals and their adherence to the Soviet Union - dismayed Gollancz and the Left Book Club committee. Gollancz published the book, but with his own preface taking issue with many of Orwell's claims. Octavo. Original orange limp cloth, spine and front wrapper lettered in black. With 16 photographic plates. Somewhat worn and soiled; a good copy. Fenwick A5a.

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The Road to Wigan Pier was written by George Orwell and published in 1937. The first half of this work documents his sociological investigations of the bleak living conditions amongst the working class in Lancashire and Yorkshire in the industrial north of England before World War II. The second half is a long essay of his middle-class upbringing, and the development of his political conscience, which includes a questioning of some aspects of British attitudes and behaviour regarding socialism.

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Peter Harrington GB (GB)
Seller's Inventory #
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Title
The Road to Wigan Pier.
Author
ORWELL, George
Book Condition
Used
Binding
Hardcover
Place of Publication
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd,
Date Published
1937

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Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.

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