Down and Out in Paris and London is George Orwell's memoir in two parts on the theme of poverty in the two cities. The first part is an account of living on the bread-line in Paris and the experience of casual labor in restaurant kitchens. The second part is a travelogue of life on the road in and around London from the tramp's perspective, with descriptions of the types of hostel accommodation available and some of the characters to be found living on the margins.