A Kind of Compulsion, 1903-1936Secker & Warburg, 1998 - 600 pages This volume begins with Orwell's letters home from St. Cyprian's Preparatory School from the age of eight. Orwell illustrated many of these letters and the edition reproduces his simple but charming drawings. Whilst at Eton he contributed to several college publications and these, with several of his early stories, are printed here. It was also a time when he wrote poetry and all the poems of these years are included. Whilst in Burma he wrote sketches and draft that were lead to Burmese Days; all are now published here. Reprinted for the first time since their publication in Paris in 1928 - 1929, and now with English translations, are the articles he wrote to expose the sufferings of the unemployed, tramps and beggars, the imperialist exploitation of other people, a literary essay and an essay on censorship, all of which would be centres of concern for Orwell throughout his life. In 1930 Orwell had published the first of his 379 reviews of some 700 books, plays and films. In 1931 'A Hanging', the first of his most important essays, was published. The volume includes the text of his school play, King Charles II, which features (as Charles 1) in A Clergyman's Daughter. |
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... Crick : Bernard Crick , George Orwell : A Life , 1980 ; 3rd edition , Penguin Books , Harmondsworth , 1992 edition . References are to the 1992 edition . Eric & Us : Jacintha Buddicom , Eric and Us : A Remembrance of George Orwell ...
... Crick : Bernard Crick , George Orwell : A Life , 1980 ; 3rd edition , Penguin Books , Harmondsworth , 1992 edition . References are to the 1992 edition . Eric & Us : Jacintha Buddicom , Eric and Us : A Remembrance of George Orwell ...
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... Crick did and believed them to be ' thoroughly reliable witnesses ' ( Crick , 3rd edition , 586-89 ) . These reminiscences show a detailed knowledge of Burma at the time . Stuart states that Orwell was easygoing and keen about his job ...
... Crick did and believed them to be ' thoroughly reliable witnesses ' ( Crick , 3rd edition , 586-89 ) . These reminiscences show a detailed knowledge of Burma at the time . Stuart states that Orwell was easygoing and keen about his job ...
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... Crick thinks that , from handwriting and paper , this material was written either in the winter of 1927-28 in London or during 1928-29 in Paris . Crick suggests that the pages are either part of a longer , missing manuscript or a trial ...
... Crick thinks that , from handwriting and paper , this material was written either in the winter of 1927-28 in London or during 1928-29 in Paris . Crick suggests that the pages are either part of a longer , missing manuscript or a trial ...
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