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George Orwell

A Literary Life

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  • © 1996

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Authors:
  1. Peter Davison

    1. De Montfort University, Leicester, UK

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Part of the book series: Literary Lives (LL)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvii
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  2. Getting Started

    • Peter Davison
    Pages 1-14

  3. Foreign Fields

    • Peter Davison
    Pages 15-37

  4. The Profession of Author

    • Peter Davison
    Pages 38-66

  5. The Turning-Point: Wigan and Spain

    • Peter Davison
    Pages 67-87

  6. Orwell as Reviewer and Essayist

    • Peter Davison
    Pages 88-110

  7. Events Leading Up to the War and the BBC Years

    • Peter Davison
    Pages 111-120

  8. The Last Five Years

    • Peter Davison
    Pages 121-139

  9. Conclusion

    • Peter Davison
    Pages 140-147

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 148-175
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About this book

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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  • De Montfort University, Leicester, UK

    Peter Davison

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