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The Real George Orwell Down and Out in Paris and London Episodes

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  1. Episode 10

    10/10 Orwell discovers it is not lack of money or hunger that dispirits him most, but boredom.

  2. Episode 9

    9/10 In London, Orwell considers the life of a pavement artist and the lot of a beggar.

  3. Episode 8

    8/10 Orwell befriends a tramp called Paddy, and they seek shelter in a Salvation Army hostel.

  4. Episode 7

    7/10 Back home in England, down and out once more, Orwell is forced to learn about doss houses.

  5. Episode 6

    6/10 After several months slaving as a dishwasher in Paris, Orwell returns to England.

  6. Episode 5

    5/10 On his time off from work, Orwell enjoys the bistro life of Paris's Latin Quarter.

  7. Episode 4

    4/10 Orwell considers the hierarchy among the hard-pressed restaurant workers of Paris.

  8. Episode 3

    3/10 Penniless in Paris, Orwell gets a job as a plongeur - a slave's slave.

  9. Episode 2

    2/10 Living in Paris with no money to his name, Orwell turns to a Russian refugee for help.

  10. Episode 1

    1/10 Orwell's vivid memoir of his time living among the poor when he was still in his 20s.