Say what you want about Orwell (Well, Blair, if you like), but he was a shrewd observer of human nature. 1984 and Animal Farm are probably his best known works

Say what you want about Orwell (Well, Blair, if you like), but he was a shrewd observer of human nature. 1984 and Animal Farm are probably his best known works, but his 'Down and out in Paris and London' describes being poor and how it affects both your body and mind like no other account I've ever read (and I read quite a lot!) I love his writing - and, before anyone suggest I have a rosy view of him because of his politics, I am a (mild) libertarian of the Viennese mold...