IN the mid-1990s, during my three years at the University of Kent, I resided in the seaside town of Dover.
I live opposite the bookshop where Orwell worked in the 1930’s. Unfortunately it’s now a bland cafe, with a plaque stuck high up on the outside. Your experiences sound the stuff of a comic novella, which I guess they were.
Ah yes, I know the place you mean. It's a pity it's no longer around, but I hope Orwell's experiences weren't similar to mine!
I live opposite the bookshop where Orwell worked in the 1930’s. Unfortunately it’s now a bland cafe, with a plaque stuck high up on the outside. Your experiences sound the stuff of a comic novella, which I guess they were.
Ah yes, I know the place you mean. It's a pity it's no longer around, but I hope Orwell's experiences weren't similar to mine!