Review: Orwell's The Road to Wigan Pier

Review: Orwell’s The Road to Wigan Pier

Tags: Socialism, World History

06/12/2023 Rudolph Kohn

While George Orwell wrote magnificently against totalitarianism, his attempt to defend socialism in The Road to Wigan Pier stumbled badly.

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Review: Orwell’s The Road to Wigan Pier