George Orwell

I have started reading a very interesting book by George Orwell called Down and Out in London and Paris . Its an account of his early days living in poverty in the said city's before he found fame and fortune as an author . What is very interesting is his account of the practicality's and everyday skills needed to survive on so little a day and the unexpected upsets he never saw coming . The  stories he collected from those he met on the streets are also amazing . True stories about upheaval and sudden financial ruin  forcing once reasonably off people into circumstances where their day to day survival became their new priority. The twists and turns of fate make fools of us all .