George Orwell: A Literary Life
This account of Orwell's life is chiefly concerned with what influenced Orwell, his relations with publishers and editors, and the analysis of certain key experiences - the deposition that during the Spanish Civil War he was guilty of espionage and high treason; his work at the BBC; his interest in pamphlet literature; and his time as a war correspondent. There is a detailed assessment of his earnings from 1922 to 1945 and a fresh look at his attitudes to class, women, and religious belief. Special attention is paid to his essays.
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George Orwell: A Literary Life
This account of Orwell's life is chiefly concerned with what influenced Orwell, his relations with publishers and editors, and the analysis of certain key experiences - the deposition that during the Spanish Civil War he was guilty of espionage and high treason; his work at the BBC; his interest in pamphlet literature; and his time as a war correspondent. There is a detailed assessment of his earnings from 1922 to 1945 and a fresh look at his attitudes to class, women, and religious belief. Special attention is paid to his essays.
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George Orwell: A Literary Life

George Orwell: A Literary Life

by P. Davison
George Orwell: A Literary Life

George Orwell: A Literary Life

by P. Davison

Hardcover(1996)

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This account of Orwell's life is chiefly concerned with what influenced Orwell, his relations with publishers and editors, and the analysis of certain key experiences - the deposition that during the Spanish Civil War he was guilty of espionage and high treason; his work at the BBC; his interest in pamphlet literature; and his time as a war correspondent. There is a detailed assessment of his earnings from 1922 to 1945 and a fresh look at his attitudes to class, women, and religious belief. Special attention is paid to his essays.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780333541579
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date: 03/08/1996
Series: Literary Lives
Edition description: 1996
Pages: 175
Product dimensions: 5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

PETER DAVISON

Table of Contents

Introduction - Chronology - Getting Started - Foreign Fields - The Profession of Author - The Turning Point - Orwell as Reviewer and Essayist - Events Leading Up to the War and BBC Years -The Last Years - Conclusion - Notes - Reading List - Tables Showing Orwell's Earnings, 1922-45 - Index
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