A Collection of Essays (Harvest Book)

In this bestselling compilation of essays, written in the clear-eyed, uncompromising language for which he is famous, Orwell discusses with vigor such diverse subjects as his boyhood schooling, the Spanish Civil War, Henry Miller, British imperialism, and the profession of writing.

Contents:

Such, Such Were the Joys

Charles Dickens

The Art of Donald McGill

Rudyard Kipling

Raffles and Miss Blandish

Shooting an Elephant

Politics and the English Language

Reflections on Gandhi

Marrakech

Looking Back on the Spanish War

Inside the Whale

England Your England

Boys' Weeklies

Why I Write