Why I Write
Author: George Orwell
Whether puncturing the lies of politicians, wittily dissecting the English character or telling unpalatable truths about war, Orwell’s timeless, uncompromising essays are more relevant, entertaining and essential than ever in today’s era of spin.Contents:”Why I Write”, first published 1946″The Lion and the Unicorn”, first published 1940″A Hanging”, first published 1931″Pol….Read More
12 Books Similar to Why I Write
The Royal Physician’s Visit
Winner of top literary prizes in Sweden and France, Enquist's epic of power, love, and madness in 1760s Denmark is an extraordinarily elegant and gorgeous novel. Continue Reading Posted in: Fiction, Historical
Collected Fictions
Jorge Luis Borges has been called the greatest Spanish-language writer of our century. Now for the first time in English, all of Borges' dazzling fictions are gathered into a single… Continue Reading Posted in: Caribbean & Latin American Literature, Classic American Literature, Fiction, Short Stories
Homage to Catalonia
In 1936 Orwell went to Spain to report on the Civil War and instead joined the fight against the Fascists. This famous account describes the war and Orwell’s experiences. Introduction… Continue Reading Posted in: Biography, British, British & Irish Literature, Communism, Personal Narratives
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
It was January 2021, and Rick Deckard had a license to kill.Somewhere among the hordes of humans out there, lurked several rogue androids. Deckard's assignment--find them and then..."retire" them. Trouble… Continue Reading Posted in: American, Science Fiction, Student Collection, Twenty First Century
Burmese Days
George Orwell's first novel, inspired by his own experiences in the Indian Imperial Police in Burma, Burmese Days includes a new introduction by Emma Larkin in Penguin Modern Classics. Based… Continue Reading Posted in: British & Irish Literature, English Fiction, Illustrated Wrappers (Book Covers) England 2009, Paperbacks England 2009
The Road to Wigan Pier
A searing account of George Orwell’s experiences of working-class life in the bleak industrial heartlands of Yorkshire and Lancashire, The Road to Wigan Pier is a brilliant and bitter polemic… Continue Reading Posted in: Fiction, Kindle eBooks, Social Conditions, The English Novel In The 19th & 20th Centuries
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
¡¡LIBRO NUEVO!! NEW BOOK!! Envio desde España entre 24 y 48 horas. ENTREGA MUY RÁPIDA....(4-6 Días Laborales) Continue Reading Posted in: Bibliography, Fiction, Manners And Customs
Coming Up for Air
George Orwell's paean to the end of an idyllic era in British history, Coming Up for Air is a poignant account of one man's attempt to recapture childhood innocence as… Continue Reading Posted in: 1900, Fiction Classics, Fiction In English, Fiction In English 1900 Texts, Literature & Fiction, Manners And Customs
Brideshead Revisited
Charles Ryder, a lonely student at Oxford, is captivated by the outrageous and decadent Sebastian Flyte. Invited to Brideshead, Sebastian's magnificent family home, Charles welcome the attentions of its eccentric,… Continue Reading Posted in: English Fiction, Fiction In English, LGBT Classic Fiction, LGBT Literary Fiction, Male Friendship
If Beale Street Could Talk
Like the blues - sweet, and full of truth - this masterly work of fiction rocks us with powerful emotions. In it are anger and pain, but above all, love… Continue Reading Posted in: Classics, Cultural, Fiction
American Vampire, Volume 6
You are cordially invited to a party--to die for! This volume of American Vampire collects eight amazing stories set in the world of American Vampire, with "lost tales," new characters… Continue Reading Posted in: Horror, Sequential Art
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