George Orwell: A Literary Life
A Literary Life
P. Davison
ISBN: | 9780312128203 |
Publisher: | Palgrave MacMillan |
Published: | 30 April, 1996 |
Format: | Hardcover |
Language: | English |
Links | Australian Libraries (Trove) |
George Orwell: A Literary Life
A Literary Life
P. Davison
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.
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