- Essays, Nonfiction, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)
In these timeless and witty essays George Orwell explores the English love of reading about a good murder in the papers (and laments the passing of the heyday of the 'perfect' murder involving class, sex and poisoning), as well as unfolding his trenchant views on everything from boys' weeklies to naughty seaside postcards.Throughout history, some books have changed the world.
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Character-led, classical in form, cool and nostalgic.
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- contemporarynostalgic
- contemplativerelentless
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- Author
- George Orwell
- First published
- 2009
- Pages
- 128
- Publisher
- Penguin Books, Limited, Penguin Group UK, Penguin UK
- Editions
- 2
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780141956558
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George Orwell, originally born as Eric Arthur Blair, was an English novelist and journalist. His work is marked by keen intelligence and wit, a profound awareness of social injustice, an intense, revolutionary opposition to totalitarianism, a passion for clarity in language and a belief in democratic socialism. ([Source][1].) [1]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Orwell
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