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Description edit
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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People edit
- George Orwell: Add a description of this character.
- Gandhi
- Sim
- Henry Miller
- Hitler
- David Copperfield
- Housman
- Sam Weller
- Mr. Eliot
- Franco
- Joyce
- Tolstoy
- Donald Mcgill
- Martin Chuzzlewit
- Micawber
- Whitman
- Brown
- Lawrence
- Kip
- Crossgates
- Sherlock Holmes
- Jonah
- Mr. Pickwick
- Billy Bunter
- Chesterton
- Mr. Chase
- Stalin
- Wallace
- Magwitch
- Mr. Batchelor
- Auden
First Sentence edit
SOON after I arrived at Crossgates (not immediately, but a week or two, just when I seemed to be settling into the routine of school life) I began wetting my bed.
Authors & Contributors edit
- George Orwell (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1954
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 320
Publisher: Doubleday
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1954
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 320
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PR6029.R8 A16 1954
- Dewey: 824.912
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