The Road to Wigan Pier
- ISBN-10
- 0141395451
- ISBN-13
- 9780141395456
- Series
- The Road to Wigan Pier
- Category
- Lancashire (England)
- Pages
- 214
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-01
- Author
- George Orwell
Description
Published with an introduction by Richard Hoggart in Penguin Modern Classics. 'It is easy to see why the book created and still creates so sharp an impact ... exceptional immediacy, freshness and vigour, opinionated and bold .
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