This is Orwells record of a period in the late Twenties when he lived among the tramps dregs & plongeurs of London & Paris. It is the white-hot reaction of a sensitive observant compassionate young man to poverty injustice & the callousness of the rich.. . It offers insights rather than solutions; but always insights have to precede solutions.. . No one has ever claimed Down & Out" is its authors best book yet many of his admirers describe it as their favourite Orwell. Its flaws are numerous but oddly endearing." ...

George Orwell's vivid memoir of his time living among the desperately poor & destitute Down & Out in Paris & London" is a moving tour of the underworld of society from the author of "1984" published with an introduction by Dervla Murphy in " Penguin Modern Classics". ' You have talked so often of going to the dogs
- & well here are the dogs & you have reached them.' Written when Orwell was a struggling writer in his twenties it documents his 'first contact with poverty'. Here he painstakingly documents a world of unrelenting drudgery & squalor
- sleeping in bug-infested hostels & doss houses of last resort working as a dishwasher in Paris' vile ' Hotel X' surviving on scraps & cigarette butts living alongside tramps a star-gazing pavement artist & a starving Russian ex-army captain. Exposing a shocking previously-hidden world to his readers Orwell gave a human face to the statistics of poverty for the first time
- & in doing so found his voice as a writer. Eric Arthur Blair (1903-1950) better known by his pen-name George Orwell was born in India where his father worked for the Civil Service. An author & journalist Orwell was one of the most prominent & influential figures in twentieth-century literature. His unique political allegory " Animal Farm" was published in 1945 & it was this novel together with the dystopia of " Nineteen Eighty-Four" (1949) which brought him world-wide fame. All his novels & non-fiction including " Burmese Days" (1934) " Down & Out in Paris & London" (1933) " The Road to Wigan Pier" (1937) & " Homage to Catalonia" (1938) are published in " Penguin Modern Classics". If you enjoyed " Down & Out in Paris & London" you might like " Homage to Catalonia" also available in " Penguin Modern Classics". " Orwell was the great moral force of his age". (" Spectator"). " The white-hot reaction of a sensitive observant compassionate young man to poverty". (Dervla Murphy)."


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The prophetic debut novel from the visionary author fo LITTLE BROTHER now published for the first time in the UK. Jules is a young man barely a century old. Hes lived long enough to see the cure for death & the end of scarcity to learn ten languages & compose three symphonies! & to realize his boyhood dream of taking up residence in Disney World. Disney World! The greatest artistic achievement of the long-ago twentieth century. Now overseen by a network of ad hocs who keep the classic attractions running as they always have enhanced with only the smallest high-tech touches. But the ad hocs are under attack. A new group has taken over the Hall of Presidents & is replacing its venerable audioanimatronics with new immersive direct-to-brain interfaces that give guests the illusion of being Washington Lincoln & all the others. For Jules this is an attack on the artistic purity of Disney World itself. Worse: it appears that this new group has had Jules killed. This upsets him. (Its only his fourth death & revival after all.) Now its war. ...

Join sprightly Frog & his energetic farmyard friends frolicking down by the cool of the pool
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There are so many things to see down by the station; engines buses taxi's & more. Bouncy illustrations innovative die cutting & popular rhymes make Books with Holes a must for every child. Available in three formats suitable for babies toddlers pre-schoolers & the nursery or classroom. ...

Down in the jungle where nobody goes there is something very exciting going on! If you are very quiet you will see lots of very busy animals. But what they are getting ready for? Find out by peering through the die-cut holes on each page. Then join in the party spirit by singing along with this well-loved song & imitating the animals actions as you do! All children love this traditional rhyme & singing along will help to develop number skills. Bouncy illustrations innovative die cutting & popular rhymes make Books with Holes a must for every child. Available in three formats suitable for babies toddlers pre-schoolers & the nursery or classroom. Complete with Audio CD. ...

Down London Road is the unmissable sensual sequel to On Dublin Street by bestselling author Samantha Young. Johanna Walker knows what she wants. & that's a strong steady financially secure man who will treat her well & look after her & her little brother Cole
- something her parents have never done. But when she meets the gorgeous Cameron Mac Cabe a new bartender at work Jo can't deny the instant & undeniable attraction she feels. Cam doesn't fit into her strict specifications of her perfect partner at all
- but for once she is tempted to let her heart rule her head. & as their intense connection grows Jo has to stop hiding the truth about herself & her family. Is Cam prepared to accept Jo for who she really is? & is Jo willing to let someone into her life for keeps? Down London Road follows the lives of characters introduced in Samantha Young's bestselling romance prequel On Dublin Street. Praise for Samantha Young: Scotland's answer to E.L. James". (Sunday Post). " This extraordinary debut combines a true gift for storytelling with a liberal dose of racy encounters. But what really sets it apart is exquisite characterisation so vivid that the cast seeps into the reader's psyche". (Daily Record). Samantha Young is a 27-year-old Scottish book addict who graduated from the University of Edinburgh. She currently lives in Scotl&. Her previous novel On Dublin Street is also published by Penguin."

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Going back is never easy.. . Adam Chase has spent the last five years in New York trying to forget. When he left North Carolina Adam left for good. Now he has no choice but to return
- & being remembered as a murderer doesn't help. Within hours of arriving Adam is beaten up accosted & has to face the hostility of those closest to him including Grace the young woman he cannot forget. Nothing has changed. & then people start turning up dead. For a man only just acquitted of murder Adam's homecoming does not go well. & he has a dark streak a history of violence. Everyone doubts. No one trusts him. & as the past threatens to overshadow the present Adam becomes the prime suspect for the new murders. He alone can clear his name.. .
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When Dad loses his car keys toddler Mary suspects that they have ended up down the back of the chair so Dad begins to search. But what an odd assortments of objects are living down the back of the chair! This lively eccentric poem is a visual explosion of fun & imagination featuring dragons pirates treasure lions elephants & many more. But what will a troubled father win from down the back of the chair? ...

Dodder Baldmoney Cloudberry & Sneezewort are the last four gnomes in Britain & were first introduced to us in the Carnegie Medal-winning book The Little Grey Men". In this charming book their story continues & we find them tucked up in their cosy home next to the Folly for winter. But when theyre awakened from their sleep with the terrible news that the Folly is drying up they must pack up their belongings & head off in their boat the Jeanie Deans to find a new home where they can be safe once again. Along the way they face many dangers & their journey is sometimes perilous & packed with adventure." ...