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Homage to Catalonia
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Homage to Catalonia (1938) (edit title/settings)

by George Orwell (Author) (edit contributors)

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In 1936 Orwell went to Spain to report on the Civil War and instead joined the fight against the Fascists. This famous account describes the war and Orwell’s experiences. Introduction by Lionel Trilling.

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  • “The fact is that every war suffers a kind of progressive degradation with every month that it continues, because such things as individual liberty and a truthful press are simply not compatible with military efficiency.”

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In the Lenin Barracks in Barcelona, the day before I joined the militia, I saw an Italian militiaman standing in front of the officers' table.

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  1. George Orwell (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Secker and Warburg
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: 25 April 1938
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 248

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  • Library of Congress: DP269 .O74 1938
  • Dewey: 946.081

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