Alpha Booksdan.bulwinkle.net 4 pointspilingual8 months ago1 commentSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−nephihaha8mo"Down and Out in Paris and London" is one of Orwell's more overrated books. He did have lived experience of it, but the idea was basically taken from Jack London's "People of the Abyss" which is much lesser known.
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"Down and Out in Paris and London" is one of Orwell's more overrated books. He did have lived experience of it, but the idea was basically taken from Jack London's "People of the Abyss" which is much lesser known.