Keeping Our Little Corner Clean by George Orwell - ISBN: 9780436203664
Hardcover
Orwell fights for truth within the BBC: A corner kept clean.

Keeping Our Little Corner Clean

1942 - 1943

$164.13

  • Hardcover

    424 pages

  • Release Date

    15 August 1999

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Summary

Volume 14 of The Complete Works of George Orwell

Orwell wrote to his anarchist friend, George Woodcock in December 1942 arguing that ‘by working inside an institution like the BBC one can perhaps deodorise it to some extent’, and he concluded, ‘I consider I have kept our little corner of it fairly clean’. In addition to the magazine programme, ‘Voice’, Orwell continued to develop what would now be called an ‘open university’- broadcasts by distinguished speakers on texts set for Bomba…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780436203664
ISBN-10:0436203669
Author:George Orwell
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Imprint:Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:424
Release Date:15 August 1999
Weight:969g
Dimensions:244mm x 167mm x 37mm
Series:Complete Works of George Orwell
About The Author

George Orwell

George Orwell (1903-1950) is one of England’s most famous writers and social commentators. He is the author of the classic political satire Animal Farm and the dystopian masterpiece Nineteen Eighty-Four. He is also well known for his essays and journalism, particularly his works covering his travels and his time fighting in the Spanish Civil War. His writing is celebrated for its piercing clarity, purpose and wit and his books continue to be bestsellers all over the world.

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