Renowned urban artist Shepard Fairey&s new look for Orwell&s classic account of life on the streets To be poor & destitute in 1920s Paris & London was to experience life at its lowest ebb George Orwell penniless & with nowhere to go found himself experiencing just this as he wandered the streets of both capitals in search of a job By day he tramped the streets often passing time with &screevers& or street artists drunks & other hobos At night he stood in line for a bed in a &spike& or doss house where a cup of sugary tea a hunk of stale bread & a blanket were the only sustenance & comfort on offer Down & Out in Paris & London is George Orwell&s haunting account of the streets & those who have no choice but to live on them