George Orwell's work is presented here for the first time in all its remarkable range and variety. The selections in this anthology reveal the development of Orwell as writer and thinker; inevitably, too, they reflect and illuminate the history of the time of troubles in which he lived and worked. His great gifts as an interpreter of the social and political scene are just celebrated but he was also a master of the vivid portrait, the funny scene, the dramatic and absorbing tale. To readers who are familiar only with Orwell's better-known books, this collection offers a fresh and stimulating view of a writer in whom compassion and a sense of fun are as native as the rage for justice.
George Orwell's work is presented here for the first time in all its remarkable range and variety. The selections in this anthology reveal the development of Orwell as writer and thinker; inevitably, too, they reflect and illuminate the history of the time of troubles in which he lived and worked. His great gifts as an interpreter of the social and political scene are just celebrated but he was also a master of the vivid portrait, the funny scene, the dramatic and absorbing tale. To readers who are familiar only with Orwell's better-known books, this collection offers a fresh and stimulating view of a writer in whom compassion and a sense of fun are as native as the rage for justice.