At 06:20 PM 5/10/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>Great point, Mario. The first time I recall reading a
sympathetic and
>realistic viewpoint of being down and out, it was Dos
Passos. Well, there
>was _Black Beauty,_ but horses don't count here, I
suppose.
My two real-life favorite descriptions of being down and out
are
"People of the Abyss", by Jack London. It was his experiences
in Victorian London's East End that converted Jack from a
rugged individualist into an ardent socialist. This book was
published around 1902.
"Down and Out in Paris and London", by George Orwell. The
easier read of the two, with the side effect that the lyrics
of Jethro Tull's "Aqualung" now make sense. I believe this
book was published in the '30s.
Ray
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