down and out in paris and london by george orwell

I suggest reading the book first, before listening to this audio book to get the most enjoyment. A heavy french accent speaking english and speaking french either adds to this book for some, or takes away for some. One can't go wrong with anything written by Orwell. The first Spike making all of the men undress and stand in a line, exposed, in shame, malnourished, sickly, some elderly wearing trusses, while a med student inspected them indifferently for infectious diseases like small pox and nothing being done to care for their ailments. The unemployed clerk kneeling in a salvation army, praying to God with such desperation for a job. Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you? However, he did the correct accents very well. What about Frederick Davidson’s performance did you like? Reminds me of the old saying 'sing for your supper.' The filthy and crowded lodges that make the insect infested hotel rooms in Paris seem like luxury. The red nose man passes out the hymn books like from a deck of cards and spouts off the names of lucky hands only the men can hear as they each get a book-bringing something bearable to this contempt every christian charity makes these men go thru to get a few pieces of bread and a cup of tea. The spinster won't let the men leave until hymns are sung. The red nosed man had this act down, likely from prison. A red nosed man jumped up and cried out the Lords name to draw attention away from the embarrassed man. England: The Spike where the spinster in blue is giving the homeless men tea and a bun and she asks one man when was the last time he talked to his Lord Jesus. The height of meal rushes everyone is 'swearing oaths' to one another, floors covered with garbage, employees stealing food and liquor-so well described how a hotel restaurant is ran.

Madame F the landlord, Boris's optimism and friendship to the protagonist, Charlie's drunken speeches, Rocolle the cat eating miser, the snobby waiters that enjoy spending their customer's money on their food and drink by proxy, the lazy Siberian waiter that insults his boss in order to get fired half way thru the day at every job because they have to pay him him for the entire day (he has so much cheek), Mario (George's boss) that is more like a machine at work than a man, but fair minded. The characters in the Hotels and the French Quarter the protagonist lives and works among. I have read the book a few times and I like the first part read in a french accent from french characters. Would you listen to Down and Out in Paris and London again? Why?

Down and out in paris and london by george orwell