George Orwell: A Literary Life (Literary Lives) - Hardcover

Davison, P.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312128207 ISBN 13: 9780312128203

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 1996

Synopsis

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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From the Back Cover:

This account of Orwell's life focuses on what influenced Orwell, his relations with publishers and editors, and on certain key experiences in his life: the deposition that, while fighting in the Spanish Civil War, he was guilty of espionage and high treason; his work at the BBC, especially in developing 'cultural propaganda' and as the forerunner of the Open University; his interest in pamphlet literature; his time as a war correspondent; and his activities during the Cold War. A detailed analysis of his earnings between 1922 to 1945 reveals how very poor he was and challenges the widely-held, but unsustainable belief that he was paid a large sum to investigate conditions in Wigam.

About the Author:

PETER DAVISON

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0312128207
• ISBN 13: 9780312128203
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 202