Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell

Down and Out in Paris and London

George Orwell

6 hours, 32 minutes first pub 1933 (editions)

nonfiction classics memoir informative reflective medium-paced
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Orwell's own experiences inspire this semi-autobiographical novel about a penniless man living in Paris in the early 1930s. The narrator's poverty brings him into contact with strange incidents and characters, which he manages to chronicle with gr...

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Moods

reflective 75%
informative 71%
dark 39%
sad 30%
funny 26%
adventurous 25%
challenging 22%
emotional 17%
inspiring 10%
hopeful 5%
tense 5%
lighthearted 3%
mysterious 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 59%
slow 23%
fast 16%

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