5/12/2023 0 Comments Orwell a collection of essays![]() ![]() This Penguin Modern Classics edition includes an introduction by Bernard Crick. Displaying an almost unrivalled mastery of English plain prose, Orwell's essays created a unique literary manner from the process of thinking aloud and continue to challenge, move and entertain. With great originality and wit Orwell unfolds his views on subjects ranging from a revaluation of Charles Dickens to the nature of Socialism, from a comic yet profound discussion of naughty seaside postcards to a spirited defence of English cooking. This outstanding collection brings together Orwells longer, major essays and a fine selection of shorter pieces that includes My Country Right or Left. This outstanding collection brings together Orwell's longer, major essays and a fine selection of shorter pieces that includes 'My Country Right or Left', 'Decline of the English Murder', 'Shooting an Elephant' and 'A Hanging'. ![]() 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. The articles collected in George Orwell's Essays illuminate the life and work of one of the most individual writers of this century - a man who elevated political writing to an art. A Collection of Essays (Paperback) Published 1981 by Harcourt, Brace & Company. ![]()
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