Literary and Political Essays by George Orwell - ISBN: 9781847495150
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Orwell’s essays: politics, literature, and the art of clear writing.

Literary and Political Essays

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    768 pages

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    31 March 2026

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Summary

One of the most celebrated novelists in the English language, George Orwell was also a prolific essay writer and literary reviewer, penning articles on such diverse subjects as the craft of writing, international politics and British cookery, and on such varied authors as Charles Dickens, H.G. Wells, Rudyard Kipling and P.G. Wodehouse.

This volume collects all of Orwell’s major essays, including ‘Shooting an Elephant’, ‘Inside the Whale’, ‘Politics and the English Language’, ‘Why I Wr…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781847495150
ISBN-10:184749515X
Author:George Orwell
Publisher:Alma Books Ltd
Imprint:Alma Classics
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:768
Release Date:31 March 2026
Weight:590g
Dimensions:198mm x 128mm x 52mm
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Critics Review

He is the wintry conscience of a generation – V.S. PritchettThe infusing element in his work, and the thing that gives it continuing influence, was integrity. – Christopher Hitchens

About The Author

George Orwell

Eric Blair (1903–50), better known by his pen name George Orwell, was a novelist, journalist, and critic. He is best remembered for his seminal novels 1984 and Animal Farm, and for works of non-fiction such as The Road to Wigan Pier and Homage to Catalonia.

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