George Orwell found 'the prolonged, indiscriminate reveiwing of
books... a quite exceptionally thankless, irritating and exhausting
job... The best practice, it always seemed to me, would be simply
to ignore the great majority of books and give very long reviews to
the few that seem to matter'. Space doesn't permit a long review
here but this collection is equal to a year's, a decade's, a
lifetime's reading if what you're reading isn't Orwell. Writing
about his professional and political interests, his travels, and
the world at large, Orwell's astute and often laconic observations
are still able to hit you blindside. The collection includes
'Decline of the English Murder', 'My Country Right or Left' and 'A
Hanging'. (Kirkus UK)
This outstanding collection brings together Orwell’s longer, major essays and a fine selection of shorter pieces that includes ‘My Country Right or Left’, ‘Decline of the English Murder’, 'Shooting an Elephant’ and ‘A Hanging’.
With great originality and wit Orwell unfolds his views on subjects ranging from the moral enormity of Jonathan Swift’s strange genius and a revaluation of Charles Dickens to the nature of Socialism, a comic yet profound discussion of naughty sea-side picture postcards and a spirited defence of English cooking. Displaying an almost unrivalled mastery of English plain prose style, Orwell’s essays challenge, move and entertain.
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