The Road to Wigan Pier

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.

Author: George Orwell
Publisher: True Sign Publishing House
Published: 01/06/2021
Pages: 146
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.39lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.31d
ISBN13: 9789354624063
ISBN10: 9354624065
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Classics

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