pickOrwell lives among the coal miners of northern England and investigates the compound tragedies of poverty. He also makes a strong argument that socialism is for everyone on the side of justice and liberty. Great read!!
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Road to Wigan Pier | 
pickOrwell lives among the coal miners of northern England and investigates the compound tragedies of poverty. He also makes a strong argument that socialism is for everyone on the side of justice and liberty. Great read!!
Most people approve of capital punishment, but most people wouldn‘t do the hangman‘s job
In honor of George Orwell‘s birthday, (1903-1950) I post 2 of his books on my massive #TBRMountain
pickPart 1 of this book describes life in the slum dwellings of industrialised towns in the 1930s, and the typical life of a mining community, and is quite an education - miners usually ended up with blue scars because coal dust would get into their cuts before they healed - who knew?!
Part 2 is a lengthy essay in why Orwell believed we should all become socialists and why he thought we weren‘t.
Picking up on the brilliant idea from @Cinfhen here‘s my #WeeklyForecast. Orwell and Lenny Henry need to be back at the library soon and The Order of the Day is for book club next Tuesday, so I need to crack on with all three!
“You and I and the editor of the Times Literary Supplement and the Nancy poets and the Archbishop of Canterbury and Comrade X, author of ‘Marxism for Infants‘ - all of us really owe the comparative decency of our lives to poor dredges underground, blackened to the eyes, with their throats full of coal dust, driving their shovels forward with arms and belly muscles of steel”
pickThis is fascinating. The accounts of the lives of the northern working class in the 1930s are a real eye opener. His reflections on class politics are interesting – some of the language is very ‘of its time‘,although his criticism of colonialism is progressive. His grumpiness about technology is hilariously outdated, and his hatred of vegetarians is amusingly daft. Overall it‘s a really thoughtful, well researched piece of political journalism.
pickA beautifully written essay on the coal miners plight in Wigan and similar mining towns in 1937. It also goes on to explore the politics of the time, and in light of the impending World War Two, the rise of Facism in England. Actually interesting in light of current world politics!
One of the most important observations regarding human rights movement.
Scored these lovelies from my library‘s fall book sale today! The only one I‘ve read is Animal Farm, but didn‘t yet own a copy. Still on the fence about A Little Life, but I figured for $1 I can decide later. Whole stack = $8! #litsyloveslibraries
