Daren
First published in the Evening Standard in 1946, this very short essay is Orwell's essay description of his favourite pub. It is, of course, very British. Orwell describes the decor, the services, the patrons, even the barmaids are described.
There are three bars, a take away service and a dining room (upstairs, lunch only, six days a week), as well as a garden bar. They serve their beer in China mugs, gone out of fashion 30 years before this was written.
Orwell provides a twist, albeit not a very surprising one.
As per the title of the essay, Orwell also names the pub - The Moon Under Water . How many pubs or bars are now called this, you have to wonder? There is one locally, I am sure there are many, and most punters are blissfully unaware of the origins of the name!
3 stars
First published in the Evening Standard in 1946, this very short essay is Orwell's essay description of his favourite pub. It is, of course, very British. Orwell describes the decor, the services, the patrons, even the barmaids are described.
There are three bars, a take away service and a dining room (upstairs, lunch only, six days a week), as well as a garden bar. They serve their beer in China mugs, gone out of fashion 30 years before this was written.
Orwell provides a twist, albeit not a very surprising one.
As per the title of the essay, Orwell also names the pub - The Moon Under Water . How many pubs or bars are now called this, you have to wonder? There is one locally, I am sure there are many, and most punters are blissfully unaware of the origins of the name!
3 stars