I Belong To The Left: 1945

Author:   George Orwell ,  P. H. Davison
Publisher:   Vintage Publishing
Edition:   New edition
Volume:   17
ISBN:  

9780436205545


Pages:   544
Publication Date:   06 September 2001
Format:   Paperback
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On 29 March 1945 Orwell's wife Eileen died, aged 39. Her last, long, very moving letters to her husband are printed here. Less than six months later the novel that she might be said to have nurtured and which gave Orwell world-wide fame, Animal Farm, was published. For a little over three months Orwell worked as a War Correspondent for The Observer and the Manchester Evening News. As well as 74 books specifically reviewed, many others were discussed briefly in essays and in her column 'As I Please'. 'Politics and the English Language', one of Orwell's most important essays, was immediately reprinted for journalists of The Observer and News of the World as a guide to good writing. His defence of P.G. Wodehouse, printed here, was written at a time when Wodehouse was still under a cloud. Essays and articles he wrote for The Observer, Manchester Evening News and Evening Standard are reprinted; correspondence shows he had written the first twelve pages of Nineteen Eighty-Four. Eileen's will and Orwell's first notes for his literary executor are also reproduced. Orwell kept a careful account of what he earned to assist in making his income tax return. Only one such record has survived (

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Author:   George Orwell ,  P. H. Davison
Publisher:   Vintage Publishing
Imprint:   Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd
Edition:   New edition
Volume:   17
Dimensions:   Width: 15.40cm , Height: 4.00cm , Length: 23.30cm
Weight:   0.675kg
ISBN:  

9780436205545


ISBN 10:   0436205548
Pages:   544
Publication Date:   06 September 2001
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

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George Orwell (1903–1950) is one of England's most famous writers and social commentators. He is the author of the classic political satire Animal Farm and the dystopian masterpiece Nineteen Eighty-Four. He is also well known for his essays and journalism, particularly his works covering his travels and his time fighting in the Spanish Civil War. His writing is celebrated for its piercing clarity, purpose and wit and his books continue to be bestsellers all over the world.

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