Selections reveal the development of Orwell's personality and thinking during the thirties and forties

Product Description: Considering that much of his life was spent in poverty and ill health, it is something of a miracle that in only forty-six years George Orwell managed to publish ten books and two collections of essays. Here, in four fat volumes, is the best selection of his non-fiction available, a trove of letters, essays, reviews, and journalism that is breathtaking in its scope and eclectic passions...read more

Presents the British novelist's firsthand report on the Spanish Civil War based on his experiences fighting against the Fascists

Collects several Orwell essays, including 'Such, Such Were The Joys,' 'Shooting an Elephant,' 'Politics and the English Language,' and 'Why I Write.'

Contents: v1, An age like this, 1920-1940.--v2, My country right or left, 1940-1943.--v3, As I please, 1943-1945.--v4, In front of your nose, 1945-1950

Product Description: Paperback (1968) edition. No markings or highlighting. Covers show moderate wear. Pages great condition. Ships with tracking and packaged with care.

Product Description: Considering that much of his life was spent in poverty and ill health, it is something of a miracle that in only forty-six years George Orwell managed to publish ten books and two collections of essays. Here, in four fat volumes, is the best selection of his non-fiction available, a trove of letters, essays, reviews, and journalism that is breathtaking in its scope and eclectic passions...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

A corrupt Burmese politician uses the powers of his office to win membership in a British club

Product Description: The author of "Nineteen-eighty Four", "Animal Farm", and "Homage to Catalonia," here interprets in succinct style the social history of the British isles and its people. ILLUS.

Product Description: Nineteen Eighty Four, by George Orwell - Akasha Classics, AkashaPublishing.Com - It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. Winston Smith, his chin nuzzled into his breast in an effort to escape the vile wind, slipped quickly through the glass doors of Victory Mansions, though not quickly enough to prevent a swirl of gritty dust from entering along with him...read more

Presents the British novelist's firsthand report on the Spanish Civil War based on his experiences fighting against the Fascists

A satire on totalitarianism in which farm animals overthrow their human owner and set up their own government

A facsimile of the original manuscript is accompanied by a typescript and a brief history of the novel's creation

Essays by authors including Lionel Trilling, Alduous Huxley, and Mark Schorer examine the literary quality, political message, and prophetic nature of the novel, Nineteen Eighty-four

Selected essays reveal Orwell's satirical views on social and political issues

A Very Good copy of one title from the series, Monarch Notes. Very slight shelf wear to black and red cover. Slight crease across front cover. Slight wear and wrinkling along stapled spine. Faint scratching to back cover. 106 pages including 5 blank pages for notes. Pages are slightly sunned but text is clean with no marks. Contents:"The Author: George Orwell; The Book: Animal Farm; The Characters; Commentary; Test Questions; Further Reading."From back cover:"Discusses the political satire and four levels of meaning in Animal Farm; Examines the history of fable and evaluates Orwell's mastery of it; Compares Animal Farm to 1984; Describes the function of the four human characters who have "speaking parts" in the story."

Drawn from a cache of materials unearthed in the archives of the BBC, this collection features hundreds of essays, dramatic adaptations, and letters written during Orwell's World War II years at the BBC

Product Description: Ten celebrated essays by a man universally regarded as a master of the essay form. Included are such classics as "Charles Dickens," "The Art of Donald McGill," "Boys' Weeklies," "Raffles and Miss Blandish," and "Benefit of Clergy: Some Notes on Salvador Dali."

Product Description: Reilly (English, U. of Glasgow) considers such matters as the parallel between Nineteen-eighty four and Gulliver's travels; similarities and contrasts between Orwell and Milton; Western man's basic myth, Jack the Giant Killer. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Product Description: This CliffsNotes study guide on George Orwell's Animal Farm supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to better understand the work...read more