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The Road to Wigan Pier

Author: George Orwell

Referenced in 3 episodes

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Episodes Referencing This Book

March 04, 2024

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Referenced (transcribed as 'Broadswigan Pier') when discussing Orwell's quote about chocolate helping to avert revolution during the Great Depression

July 14, 2022

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Discussed as 'the book that then makes him' - Orwell's account of visiting the north of England during the Depression in early 1936

April 28, 2022

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Mentioned when discussing Orwell's observations about intellectuals who would rather be seen stealing from a poor box than standing for God Save the King - the speaker couldn't remember if this quote was from The Lion and the Unicorn or The Road to Wigan Pier.