The Complete Works of George Orwell: I have tried to tell the truth, 1943-1944Secker & Warburg, 1997 - English literature |
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Page 129
... whole of this class of literature . There is no question that a love of what is loosely called " nature ” —a kingfisher flashing down a stream , a bullfinch's mossy nest , the caddis - flies in the ditch - is very widespread in England ...
... whole of this class of literature . There is no question that a love of what is loosely called " nature ” —a kingfisher flashing down a stream , a bullfinch's mossy nest , the caddis - flies in the ditch - is very widespread in England ...
Page 221
... whole- heartedly would probably mean a huge loss of vocabulary . For though American produces vivid and witty turns of speech , it is terribly poor in names for natural objects and localities . Even the streets in American cities are ...
... whole- heartedly would probably mean a huge loss of vocabulary . For though American produces vivid and witty turns of speech , it is terribly poor in names for natural objects and localities . Even the streets in American cities are ...
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... whole subject of anti - British feeling in the United States badly needs investigation . Like anti - semitism , it is given a whole series of contradictory explanations , and again like anti - semitism , it is probably a psychological ...
... whole subject of anti - British feeling in the United States badly needs investigation . Like anti - semitism , it is given a whole series of contradictory explanations , and again like anti - semitism , it is probably a psychological ...
Contents
editorial note | 3 |
Letter to Alex Comfort 29 November 1943 | 9 |
Letter to Leonard Moore 6 December 1943 | 17 |
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