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Dorian Lynskey
In The Ministry of Truth, Dorian Lynskey charts the life of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four: one of the most influential books of the 20th Century, a perennial bestseller, and a…
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Boom times for the Orwell Industry: A cause for celebration - by Richard Lance Keeble
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George Orwell and Somerset Maugham: A comparative study - by Hassan Akram BBC…
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Les Wilson
Revered across the globe as an author of compelling novels, journalism, and essays that came to define the twentieth century, George Orwell was an unmatched political visionary, shining a light…
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Oliver Lewis
A travelogue exploring the life and work of George Orwell through the places he lived, worked and wrote
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Orwell roamed widely, living in London, Southwold, Henley, Wallington, Hayes and Jura. It's this rootless, restless man that writer Oliver Lewis pursues in his innovative and thorough book, The Orwell…
Laura Beers
For the 75th anniversary of 1984, Laura Beers explores George Orwell's still-radical ideas and why they are critical today.
With Orwell claimed by all sides of the culture wars, returning to his own world and words offers sharp and surprising lessons for today's crises.
This collection of essays addresses a number of facets of George Orwell, examining both Orwell the man of letters and Orwell the political man.
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Anita Croy
George Orwell’s 1984 had a major impact on the world when it was first released, and its themes of government surveillance, the threat of totalitarianism, and the suppression of information…
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George Orwell
A farm is taken over by its overworked, mistreated animals. With flaming idealism and stirring slogans, they set out to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality. Thus the…
Douglas Kerr
A fresh account of the development and achievement of the novelist and essayist who became Britain’s greatest political writer of modern times.
Major English novelist. Key themes: totalitarianism and English working classes. Writings include: The Road to Wigan Pier, Animal Farm, Nineteen Eighty Four. Volume covers the period 1933-1969.
Tanya Agathocleous
Tanya Agathocleous’s concise biography is enhanced by sidebars and picture captions which include numerous excerpts from Orwell’s journalistic and literary writings. A final chapter explores Orwell’s cultural legacy–his lasting contributions…
Henry Thomas Hopkinson
Peter Brian Barry
George Orwell is sometimes read as disinterested in (if not outright hostile) to philosophy. Yet a fair reading of Orwell's work reveals an author whose work was deeply informed by…
Gordon Bowker
A biography of George Orwell (1903- 1950), the author of 1984 and ANIMAL FARM.
This Collection of Poems from George Orwell has 13 Poems and it includes below poems. - A Dressed Man - A Little Poem - Awake! Young Men of England -…
Averil Gardner
Series Editors: Kinley E. Roby, Northeastern University; Herbert Sussman, Northeastern University; Joseph Bartolomeo, University of Massachusetts; George Economou, University of Oklahoma; Arthur F. Kinney, University of Massachusetts. TWAYNES UNITED STATES…
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A definitive edition of Orwell's dystopian masterpiece, with an introduction and study notes
Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the…
A new and definitive edition of Animal Farm, introduced and annotated by Orwell’s prize-winning biographer. With additional content from Orwell himself.
Animal Farm is George Orwell’s famous satire of Stalin’s Russia told through the guise of a farm animal rebellion, featuring an introduction by journalist and writer Jason Cowley.
Ever since its publication in 1949, George Orwell’s terrifying vision of a totalitarian regime where Big Brother controls its citizens like ‘a boot stamping on a human face’ has become…
This essay examines the power of language to shape political ideas. In it, Orwell argues that when political discourse trades clarity and precision for stock phrases, the debasement of politics…
In this, his early memoir, Orwell recalls with vivid clarity his time working as a penniless dishwasher in Paris, pawning clothes to buy a day’s worth of bread and wine…
It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. The year is 1984, and life in Oceania is ruled by the Party. Under the gaze…
George Orwell’s famous account of his own experience living in poverty in Paris then London. With an introduction by Lara Feigel.
Money is what God used to be. Good and evil have no meaning any longer except failure and success. Gordon Comstock decides to live in poverty rather than compromise with…
Gordon Comstock loathes dull, middle-class respectability and worship of money. He gives up a ‘good job’ in advertising to work part-time in a bookshop, giving him more time to write…
Following his experiences as a militiaman in the Spanish Civil War, the author brings to bear all the force of his humanity, passion and clarity, describing with bitter intensity the…
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These essays, reviews and articles describe the life and work of this writer.
When Flory, a white timber merchant, befriends Indian Dr Veraswami, he defies this orthodoxy. The doctor is in danger: U Po Kyin, a corrupt magistrate, is plotting his downfall. The…
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When the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm overthrow their master Mr Jones and take over the farm themselves, they imagine it is the beginning of a life of freedom and…
One of our hand-picked classics that no home should be without, Animal Farm is the classic story of revolution - now with fabulous illustrations by Chris Mould.
Orwell's simple tragic fable is one of Britain's most popular novels.
Reprint. Originally published: London: V. Gollancz, 1935.
An angry account of working-class life in the 1930s and a call to embrace social equality. With an introduction by Amelia Gentleman.
This new centennial edition is the masterpiece of rebellion and imprisonment, where war is peace, freedom is slavery, and Big Brother is watching.
THE AUTHORATITIVE TEXT All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. Napoleon and Snowball form an elite and take control for themselves, and the tyranny of…
Based on his experiences as a policeman in Burma, George Orwell’s first novel is set during the end days of British colonialism, when Burma is ruled from Delhi as part…
A new and definitive edition of Nineteen Eighty-Four, introduced and annotated by Orwell’s prize-winning biographer. With additional content from Orwell himself.
Portrays life in a future time when a totalitarian government watches over all citizens and directs all activities.
Jeremy Orwell
DEDICATIONIn memory of all the plants that have been punished into green smoothies by vegans.A Carnivore Diet. Frequently asked questions including: Will I have constipation?" Can I have coffee on…
William Orwell
Are you tired of feeling like a reactive parent, constantly caught in a cycle of frustration and exhaustion? Discover the secrets to becoming an empowered parent and raising resilient kids…
Christopher Hitchens
Hitchens presents a George Orwell fit for the twenty-first century. –Boston Globe
D.J. Taylor
The definitive biography of one of the greatest writers of the the twentieth century.