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“A man receiving charity practically always hates his benefactor -- it is a fixed characteristic of human nature; and, when he has fifty or a hundred others to back him, he will show it.”

Book:Down and Out in Paris and London

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Down and Out in Paris and London

This book is a candid account of the author's time living in poverty, focusing on his struggles in Paris and London. It offers insights into the challenges faced by the underprivileged and provides a glimpse into the social and economic conditions of the time. more

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George Orwell

George Orwell, born Eric Arthur Blair, was a British novelist and political critic. Known for his sharp social criticism and profound insights into totalitarianism, Orwell is best remembered for his novels '1984' and 'Animal Farm', which remain influential to this day. more

“On the hill there was a poor old tramp wandering about with his stick, in among the carriages. A mass of rags covered his shoulders, and a squashed beaver-hat, bent down into the shape of a bowl, concealed his face; but, when he took it off, he exposed, instead of eyelids, two yawning bloodstained holes. The flesh was tattered into scarlet strips; and fluid was trickling out, congealing into green crusts that reached down to his nose, with black nostrils that kept sniffing convulsively.”

Beggar Disfigurement Tramp

Book:madame bovary

Source: madame bovary

“Last night, Good Friday night, at the bottom of the escalator at King’s X tube, a weasel-faced man in uniform was sweeping up rubbish with a wide broom, drink cartons, cigarette packets with all the dust and filthy scraps of the day which he pushed towards an elegant long black glove that was lying there. I expected him to pick it up as I would have – I thought of picking it up, but was too late. He smothered it in a wide sweep. It seemed to me extraordinary and shocking that he had no feeling for it. Several images went through my mind, a symbolic hand, a dead blackbird, an ornamental bookmark fallen from a lectern Bible – any once-precious relic being tumbled in the dirt. As I went up the escalator I remembered the Tatterdemallion whom I haven’t seen for months and thought of his body, if he were to die in the tube, being tumbled about with the rest of the thrown-away rubbish.” David Thomson, In Camden Town”

Sadness Loneliness Rubbish Symbolism Tramp Tube Camden Town Kings Cross Tatterdemallion

Book:In Camden Town

Source: In Camden Town

“Sometimes I think we're all gentlemen of the road. It's just that most of us haven't got the courage to take that first step.”

Crime Crime Fiction Gentlemen Tramp

Author:Ian Rankin

“The tramp enjoys the treasure without looking for gold.”