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The Collected Essays, Journalism And Letters of George Orwell Volume 1: An Age Like This 1920-1940: v. 1 (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics S.) - Softcover
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This volume is drawn from the years when George Orwell began to explore the life of the poor, and was struggling to establish himself as a novelist and factual reporter. Disillusioned with communism in Spain, rejected from service in World War II, he faced hostilities in a mood of frustration.
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Eric Arthur Blair (1903-1950), better known by his pen-name, George Orwell, was born in India, where his father worked for the Civil Service. An author and journalist, Orwell was one of the most prominent and influential figures in twentieth-century literature. His unique political allegory Animal Farm was published in 1945, and it was this novel, together with the dystopia of Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), which brought him world-wide fame. His novels and non-fiction include Burmese Days, Down and Out in Paris and London, The Road to Wigan Pier and Homage to Catalonia.
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George Orwell: The Collected essays, Journalism and Letters, Vol. I
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Penquin Books Limited, London, 1970
ISBN 10: 0140187111
ISBN 13: 9780140187113
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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. William Roberts (cover) (illustrator). First Edition Thus. " An Age Like This 1920 -1940" Acknowledgements. Introduction by Sonia Orwell. A note on the Editing by the Editors. " As this is an Anglo-American edition, many of the footnotes have been provided for the benefit of American readers." (A Note on the Editing) 592 pp. plus: Appendix I, Appendix II - Chronology, Index Compiled by Oliver Stallybrass. Book has black remainder mark on bottom edge, ow it is as new. Bookseller's Inventory # 210379. Seller Inventory # 000379