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    • Pub. Date: October 1970
    • 324pp
    • Sales Rank: 54,715

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      • Pub. Date: October 1970
      • Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
      • Format: Paperback, 324pp
      • Sales Rank: 54,715

      Synopsis

      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 profession of writing.

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      Fourteen of the author's best essays, drawn from Such, Such Were the Joys, Dickens, Dali & Others, and Shooting an Elephant.

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      Biography

      GEORGE ORWELL (1903-1950) served with the Imperial Police in Burma, fought with the Republicans during the Spanish Civil War, and was a member of the Home Guard and a writer for the BBC during World War II. He is the author of many works of nonfiction and fiction.  

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      Collection of essays by Orwell.by Anonymous

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      January 16, 2010: Good collection of essays, allows the reader to read the less popular writings.