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Orwell : the life

Title: Orwell : the life / D.J. Taylor.
Author: Taylor, D. J. (David John), 1960-
Publication: New York : H. Holt, 2003.

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Description

466 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Summary

Chronicles George Orwell's life-changing service to the British crown in India, the literary world he inhabited, his experiences in the Spanish Civil War, and his works.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Biography
Biographies.
Biographies (form)

Note

"A John Macrae book."

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 431-449) and index.

Contents

1. An Oxfordshire tomb -- Part one : 1903-1927. -- 2. A question of upbringing -- 3. Eton Medley -- Orwell's face. -- 4. White man's burden -- Part two : 1927-1936. -- 5. Cross-channel -- Orwell's voice. -- 6. Down there on a visit -- 7. Clergymen's daughters -- Orwell and the rats. -- 8. A room with a view -- Part three : 1936-1939. -- 9. English journeys -- Orwell and the Jews. -- 10. Spanish bombs -- 11. Barcelona -- Orwell in view. -- 12. Wintering out -- Part four : 1930-1945. -- 13. Life during wartime -- Orwell's paranoia. -- 14. London's calling -- Orwell's failure. -- 15. Gains and losses -- The case against. Part five : 1945-1950. -- 16. The last man in Europe -- 17. Islands -- Orwell's things. -- 18. Endgame -- 19. Epilogue : And Sonia -- Orwell's dream.

ISBN

0805074732
9780805074734
080507693X
9780805076936

LCCN

2003041747

OCLC

ocm51799788
51799788
SCSB-14610333

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library