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|    Re: Orwell's Old Pub...    |
|    02 Oct 06 09:25:59    |
   
   From: hjkhjkhd@hhhh.com   
      
   "P.S.Burton" wrote in message   
   news:1159626587.910376.216360@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com...   
   > where abouts does he identify the canonbury arms as the model for the   
   > moon under water?   
      
   I've chucked the paper out now but Cohen says something like: the Moon Under   
   Water was a made up pup but...' and goes on to say something about Orwell's   
   opinion of the Canonbury Arms and it being the closest pub to where he   
   lived.   
      
      
    I thought he kept quiet about exactly which pub(s) he   
   > thought came closest. The Fitzroy Tavern in Charlotte Street plays up   
   > the connection a bit - well, there's a big picture of him in the   
   > corridor on the way to the bogs. It's an alright pub, I was in there   
   > last week.   
   >   
      
   I always feel the Fitzrovian pubs are too expensive and a bit taxidermified.   
   I quite like the Weatsheaf.   
      
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