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Peter Coates
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George Orwell
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George Orwell (1903-50) is known around the world for his satirical novella Animal Farm and his dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, but he was arguably at his best in the essay form. Below, we've selected and introduced ten of Orwell's best essays for the interested newcomer to his non-fiction, but there are many more we could have added. What do you think is George Orwell's greatest essay?
Contents:
- POLITICS AND THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
- NOTES ON NATIONALISM (1945)
- WHY I WRITE (1946)
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 260
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 202
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