Orwell: The Authorised BiographyOrwell's reputation - as political seer, novelist, propagandist and diarist - only grows with the passage of time. He also lived an extraordinary varied life, as a colonial policeman, drop out and Spanish Civil War volunteer. This new and thoroughly-researched life brings out many few facts about the man and sets out to re-evaluate his significance. The human qualities that make the story of Orwell's life so appealing dominate this biography - his integrity, his humility and courage, his odd mixture of radical and conservative attitudes, his struggle to balance the public and private sides of his character. |
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Contents
Cold Lessons | 26 |
Consolation Prizes | 47 |
Kings Scholar | 63 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Orwell: The Authorised Biography |
| Author | Michael Shelden |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Pearson Education New Zealand Limited, 1991 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Mar 12, 2008 |
| ISBN | 0434695173, 9780434695171 |
| Length | 564 pages |
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