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George Orwell : battling big brother / Tanya Agathocleous.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Agathocleous, Tanya, 1970- author.
Series:
Oxford portraits.
Oxford portraits
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Orwell, George, 1903-1950.
Orwell, George.
Authors, English--20th century--Biography.
Authors, English.
Literature and society--England--History--20th century.
Literature and society.
Genre:
Literature.
Biographies.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (110 pages) : illustrations.
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2000]
Language Note:
English
Summary:
Examines the life of George Orwell, the English author of "Animal Farm" and "1984," and discusses the political and social criticism disclosed in his work.
Contents:
Intro
CONTENTS
1 BEGINNINGS
2 HOW THE POOR LIVE
3 IN THE TRENCHES
4 FROM THE BLITZ TO THE BBC
Orwell and the English Language
"As I Please"
5 BECOMING A LEGEND
Animal Farm
Letter to Gwen O'Shaughnessy
6 ORWELL'S LEGACIES
CHRONOLOGY
FURTHER READING
INDEX
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
R
S
T
V
W
Y.
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Description based on print version record.
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
ISBN:
0-19-802840-7
1-280-60304-6
1-4237-7433-7
OCLC:
1027201847

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