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  1. Essays by George Orwell

    In his essays, Orwell elevated political writing to the level of art, and his motivating ideas-his desire for social justice, his belief in universal freedom and equality, and his concern for truth in language-are as enduringly relevant now, a hundred years after his birth, as ever. 1369 pages, Hardcover. First published January 1, 1968.

  2. The Best George Orwell Essays Everyone Should Read

    By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) George Orwell (1903-50) is known around the world for his satirical novella Animal Farm and his dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, but he was arguably at his best in the essay form.Below, we've selected and introduced ten of Orwell's best essays for the interested newcomer to his non-fiction, but there are many more we could have added.

  3. Essays and other works

    Reviews by Orwell. Anonymous Review of Burmese Interlude by C. V. Warren (The Listener, 1938) Anonymous Review of Trials in Burma by Maurice Collis (The Listener, 1938) Review of The Pub and the People by Mass-Observation (The Listener, 1943) Letters and other material. BBC Archive: George Orwell; Free will (a one act drama, written 1920)

  4. A Summary and Analysis of George Orwell's 'Politics and the English

    By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) 'Politics and the English Language' (1946) is one of the best-known essays by George Orwell (1903-50). As its title suggests, Orwell identifies a link between the (degraded) English language of his time and the degraded political situation: Orwell sees modern discourse (especially political discourse) as being less a matter…

  5. Essays

    George Orwell's Essays illuminate the life and work of one of the greatest writers of this century - a man who elevated political writing to an art 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'.

  6. A Collection Of Essays

    George Orwell. HarperCollins, Oct 21, 1970 - Literary Criticism - 336 pages. In this bestselling compilation of essays, written in the clear-eyed, uncompromising language for which he is famous, Orwell discusses with vigor such diverse subjects as his boyhood schooling, the Spanish Civil War, Henry Miller, British imperialism, and the ...

  7. George Orwell

    George Orwell. Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 - 21 January 1950) was an English novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic who wrote under the pen name of George Orwell. [2] His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to totalitarianism, and support of democratic socialism. [3]

  8. Orwell: Essays by George Orwell: 9780375415036

    About Orwell: Essays. ... Although best known as the author of Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-four, George Orwell left an even more lastingly significant achievement in his voluminous essays, which dealt with all the great social, political, and literary questions of the day and exemplified an incisive prose style that is still universally ...

  9. Politics and the English Language

    Politics and the English Language. This material remains under copyright in some jurisdictions, including the US, and is reproduced here with the permission of the Orwell Estate.If you value these resources, please consider making a donation or joining us as a Friend to help maintain them for readers everywhere.. Most people who bother with the matter at all would admit that the English ...

  10. A Summary and Analysis of George Orwell's 'Shooting an Elephant'

    By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) 'Shooting an Elephant' is a 1936 essay by George Orwell (1903-50), about his time as a young policeman in Burma, which was then part of the British empire. The essay explores an apparent paradox about the behaviour of Europeans, who supposedly have the power over their colonial subjects.

  11. Fifty Orwell Essays

    Title: Fifty Orwell Essays Author: George Orwell eBook No.: 0300011h.html Language: English Date first posted: August 2003 Most recent update: April 2019 This eBook was produced by: Colin Choat. Production notes: Author's footnotes appear at the end of the paragraph in which they appear. All essays in this collection were first published during ...

  12. Amazon.com: A Collection of Essays: 9780156186001: Orwell, George: Books

    A Collection of Essays. Paperback - October 21, 1970. by George Orwell (Author) 4.5 447 ratings. See all formats and editions. A clear-eyed, uncompromising collection of essays from the "conscience of his generation" and the author of 1984 (V. S. Pritchett). One of the most thought-provoking and vivid essayists of the twentieth century ...

  13. Essays

    George Orwell's Essays illuminate the life and work of one of the greatest writers of this century - a man who elevated political writing to an art 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'.

  14. Notes on Nationalism

    Notes on Nationalism. This material remains under copyright in some jurisdictions, including the US, and is reproduced here with the kind permission of the Orwell Estate.The Orwell Foundation is an independent charity - please consider making a donation or becoming a Friend of the Foundation to help us maintain these resources for readers everywhere.

  15. 5 Essential George Orwell Books You Should Read

    In 1928 the young author of this book was not called "George Orwell" yet (literary pseydonum), but Eric Blair.He wrote this book many years before the Animal Farm and 1984 became famous on a global scale, with a unique aura of literary talent, humor and remarkably realistic descriptions of his experiences in the metropoleis of Europe, Paris and London.

  16. 10 of the Best Works by George Orwell

    1. Down and Out in Paris and London. This was George Orwell's first published book-length work, in 1933. It's a memoir of Orwell's time spent living and sleeping rough in London (spending much time amongst vagrants and people on the fringes of society) as well as washing dishes and living a life of near-destitution in Paris.

  17. George Orwell

    George Orwell (born June 25, 1903, Motihari, Bengal, India—died January 21, 1950, London, England) was an English novelist, essayist, and critic famous for his novels Animal Farm (1945) and Nineteen Eighty-four (1949), the latter a profound anti-utopian novel that examines the dangers of totalitarian rule.. Born Eric Arthur Blair, Orwell never entirely abandoned his original name, but his ...

  18. Essays by George Orwell

    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. 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 ...

  19. George Orwell's Political Views, Explained in His Own Words

    George Orwell Explains How "Newspeak" Works, the Offi­cial Lan­guage of His Total­i­tar­i­an Dystopia in 1984. George Orwell Reveals the Role & Respon­si­bil­i­ty of the Writer "In an Age of State Con­trol". George Orwell Explains in a Reveal­ing 1944 Let­ter Why He'd Write 1984. Based in Seoul, Col­in M a rshall writes ...

  20. Orwell's Arresting Ambiguities

    George Orwell said that Charles Dickens was an author well worth stealing, which is to say, attaching to one's cause whatever it might be. If you can say "Dickens would have thought likewise," you are claiming the approval not only of a genius, but of a man of deeply generous and humane nature (never mind any squalid revelations about his actual biography).

  21. Can You Lose Your Native Tongue?

    Language is inextricably tied up with our emotions; it's how we express ourselves — our pain, our love, our fear. And that means, as Schmid, the language-attrition expert at the University of ...