"You can live on one shilling a day in Paris if you know how. But it is a complicated business." As a struggling writer in his twenties, Orwell lived as a poor man among the poorest members of society. In this early memoir, Orwell recalls with vivid clarity the time he spent working as a meager dishwasher in Paris, selling clothes to buy bread and wine, sleeping on bug-infested beds, trading survival skills and cigarettes with other wanderers, and wandering between London shelters for a few hours of sleep and tea. With all the sensitivity and compassion for which Orwell is known and loved, he revealed the hardships of poverty and gave readers an unprecedented glimpse into life on the margins of society. This vivid narrative is a lasting call for support of the world's most vulnerable people and exemplifies his belief that "the greatest evil and the worst crime is poverty."WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY KERRY HUDSON Pages: 240, Year of Publication: 0109, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm