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"No worse employment exists" — Two Orwell essays depict brutal reality of 1930s working-class life

Wednesday July 2, 2025. 08:10 PM , from BoingBoing
To commemorate the 75th anniversary of George Orwell's death, The New Statesman has published two essays by the author of 1984 and Animal Farm.
The special opens with 'Hop-picking,' Orwell's 1931 piece documenting his experience working in Kent's hop fields. — Read the rest
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