Publisher's Synopsis
- This version of Down and Out In Paris and London includes a biography of the author Henry James at the end of the book
- This includes life before and after the release of the book
Down and Out in Paris and London is the first full-length work by the English author George Orwell, published in 1933. It is a memoir in two parts on the theme of poverty in the two cities. The first part is an account of living in near-destitution in Paris and the experience of casual labor in restaurant kitchens.