The Road to Wigan Pier

"The Road to Wigan Pier" by George Orwell is a nonfiction work exploring the harsh living and working conditions of coal miners and the working class in northern England during the 1930s. Orwell combines detailed social investigation with personal reflections, highlighting poverty, overcrowding, and inequality. The book aims to raise awareness of social injustice and critiques economic and political systems that perpetuate hardship for the poor. It also reflects Orwell's concern for the moral and cultural decline of Britain, ultimately urging societal change toward greater fairness and dignity for all citizens.