The Road to Wigan Pier (Orwell George)(Paperback)

The Road to Wigan Pier (Orwell George)(Paperback)

Before he authored the dystopian 1984 and the allegorical Animal Farm, George Orwell was a journalist, reporting on England's working class -- an investigation that led him to examine democratic socialism. In the 1930s, the Left Book Club, a socialist group in England, sent George Orwell to

Road to Wigan Pier (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

Features observations of working-class life in the bleak industrial heartlands of Yorkshire and Lancashire in the 1930s. This title provides descriptions of social injustice, cramped slum housing, dangerous mining conditions, squalor, hunger and growing unemployment and

Road to Wigan Pier (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

Deals with the working-class life in the bleak industrial heartlands of Yorkshire and Lancashire in the 1930s, the Road to Wigan Pier is a brilliant and bitter polemic that has lost none of its political impact over time. This title includes descriptions of social injustice, cramped slum housing,

Road to Wigan Pier (Orwell George)(Pevná vazba)

The Road to Wigan Pier is a book in two parts: the first half is Orwell’s description of working-class life in industrial communities of the north of England, the second examines his own political views.Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized

Road to Wigan Pier (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

It is only when you meet someone of a different culture from yourself that you begin to realize what your own beliefs really are. The Road to Wigan Pier is George Orwell's 1937 study of poverty and working-class life in northern England. It is the book which established Orwell as among Britain's

All Together Now? - One Man's Walk in Search of a Lost England (Carter Mike)(Paperback / softback)

The Road to Wigan Pier for the 21st

Orwell and Politics (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

This comprehensive collection brings together the best of George Orwell's powerful political essays and journalism with his timeless satire on totalitarianism, Animal Farm. They show the vast range of his political interests, with articles expressing his views on subjects from corrupt political

Orwell and the Dispossessed (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

The vivid, impassioned writings collected together in this powerful volume chronicle Orwell's first-hand experiences of life among the underclass of the 'two nations' of rich and poor.Down and Out in Paris and London is the young Orwell's memoir of his time as a struggling, often penniless writer,

George Orwell (Bowker Gordon)(Paperback)

'Adds enormously to our understanding of the man'Evening Standard George Orwell was one of the greatest writers England produced in the last century. He left an enduring mark on our language and culture, with concepts such as 'Big Brother' and 'Room 101.' His reputation rests not only on his

Orwell Diaries (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

George Orwell was an inveterate keeper of diaries. This title presents eleven of them, covering the period 1931-1949, and follows Orwell from his early years as a writer to his last literary

Keep the Aspidistra Flying (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

Animal Farm - The Graphic Novel (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

Becoming George Orwell: Life and Letters, Legend and Legacy (Rodden John)(Paperback)

The remarkable transformation of Orwell from journeyman writer to towering icon Is George Orwell the most influential writer who ever lived? Yes, according to John Rodden's provocative book about the transformation of a man into a myth. Rodden does not argue that Orwell was the most distinguished

Nineteen Eighty-Four - The Annotated Edition (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

Animal Farm (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

Animal Farm is a beast fable, in the form of a satirical allegorical novella, by George Orwell, first published in England on 17 August 1945. It tells the story of a group of farm animals who rebel against their human farmer, hoping to create a society where the animals can be equal, free, and

1984 (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

1984 (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

Written more than 70 years ago, 1984 was George Orwell's chilling prophecy about the future. And while 1984 has come and gone, his dystopian vision of a government that will do anything to control the narrative is timelier than ever... • Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's

George Orwell: A Life in Letters (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

Provides an insight into the development and publication of some of the most important novels in the English language. This title features letters which sheds light on a love that would haunt him for his whole life, as well as revealing the inspiration for some of his most famous

Lion and the Unicorn - Socialism and the English Genius (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

Animal Farm (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

Homage to Catalonia (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

Clergyman's Daughter (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

Such, Such Were the Joys: Illustrated Orwell (Orwell George)(Paperback)

One of the most famous writers of all time, George Orwell's life played a huge part in his understanding of the world. A constant critic of power and authority, the roots of Animal Farm and 1984 began to grow in his formative years as a pupil at a strict private school in Eastbourne. His essay

Becoming George Orwell: Life and Letters, Legend and Legacy (Rodden John)(Pevná vazba)

The remarkable transformation of Orwell from journeyman writer to towering iconIs George Orwell the most influential writer who ever lived? Yes, according to John Rodden's provocative book about the transformation of a man into a myth. Rodden does not argue that Orwell was the most distinguished