George Orwell: An age like this, 1920-1940
- ISBN-10
- 1567921337
- ISBN-13
- 9781567921335
- Series
- George Orwell
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 600
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- David R. Godine Publisher
- Author
- George Orwell
Description
In his 46 years, Orwell managed to publish ten books and two collections of essays. This volume, one in a set of four, brings together a selection of his non-fiction work - letters, essays, reviews and journalism. His work is broad in scope, moving from English cooking to totalitarianism.
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