The articles collected in George Orwell&s Essays illuminate the life & 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 & a fine selection of shorter pieces that
Includes:: & My Country Right or Left& & Decline of the English Murder& & Shooting an Elephant& & &A Hanging& With great originality & 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 Displaying an almost unrivalled mastery of English plain prose Orwell&s essays created a unique literary manner from the process of thinking aloud & continue to challenge move & entertain This Penguin Modern Classics edition
Includes:: an introduction by Bernard Crick