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Overdue copy of George Orwell’s ‘The Road to Wigan Pier’ returned to library 50 years later – and it ‘smelled downright awful’
The hard-cover book of George Orwell’s “Road to Wigan Pier” was due at the Hull Central Library all the way back in 1974. What would’ve been a hefty fee was eliminated thanks to the ...
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George Orwell's little-known links to terraced house in Barnsley where he researched one of his books
A little-known link to the world famous author George Orwell is now celebrated as ... while researching his book The Road to Wigan Pier in 1936. The book, focussing on the bleak living conditions ...