George Orwell

"Keep the Aspidistra Flying", first published in 1936, is a socially critical novel by George Orwell. It is set in 1930s London. The main theme is Gordon Comstock's romantic ambition to…

Part social reportage, part socialist polemic, The Road to Wigan Pier sets out a hellish vision of a broken Britain before delivering a meditation on how we can create a more egalitarian society.…

During The Blitz of 1941, as Nazi bombers flew overhead, George Orwell penned this stirring analysis of England and its people. Whilst not shying away from the difficulties of the nation, and the…

Keep the Aspidistra Flying is George Orwell's savagely satirical portrait of the literary life and is based loosely on his own experiences of writing life and working at Westrope�s Bookshop …

A wide-ranging selection of George Orwell's essays, written in the clear-eyed, passionate, and uncompromising style that has earned him a reputation as one of Britain's greatest writers…

"The emotional urges which are inescapable, and are perhaps even necessary to political action, should be able to exist side by side with an acceptance of reality." 'Politics and the En…

"Reflections on Gandhi" sees Orwell grapple with Gandhi's principal of non-violence, or Satyagraha («holding on to the truth»), as a political tool. In this insightful and politically p…

This audiobook includes unabridged recordings of all George Orwell's greatest non-fiction: 3 full-length books; a collection of his most well-renowned essays; and the complete collection of …

"A Clergyman's Daughter" is a 1935 novel by English author George Orwell. It tells the story of Dorothy Hare, the clergyman's daughter of the title, whose life is turned upside dow…

"The Road to Wigan Pier" is a book by the English writer George Orwell, first published in 1937. The first half of this work documents his sociological investigations of the bleak living con…

Looking Back on the Spanish War contains George Orwell's reminiscences of the sights, smells, and politics of the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) in which he almost lost his life. He recalls the…

"What I have most wanted to do throughout the past ten years is to make political writing into an art." In this essay, Orwell describes his personal journey to becoming a writer and offers s…

Coming Up for Air is a moving account of one man's attempt to recapture the innocence of childhood as war gravitates on the horizon. George Bowling is forty-five, married with children, work…

"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." The animals of Manor Farm are in the midst of a revolution. Overworked and mistreated, they set themselves against Mr Jo…

"Burmese Days" is the first novel by English writer George Orwell, published in 1934. Set in British Burma during the waning days of Empire, when Burma was ruled from Delhi as part of Britis…

"Nineteen Eighty-Four: A Novel", often published as «1984», is a dystopian social science fiction novel by English novelist George Orwell. It was published on 8 June 1949 by Secker & War…

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.If there is one man to whom I do feel myself inferior, it is a coalminer.In the mid-1930s, George Orwell w…

"Coming Up for Air" is the seventh book by English writer George Orwell, published in June 1939 by Victor Gollancz. It was written between 1938 and 1939 while Orwell spent time recuperating …

"Fifty Essays" is a collection of 50 essays by George Orwell. Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist, jour…

&quot;The Complete Works" is a collection of the 9 novels and 50 essays by George Orwell. <br/> Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), known by his pen name George Orwell, was an Eng…

&quot;Down and Out in Paris and London" is the first full-length work by the English author George Orwell, published in 1933. It is a memoir in two parts on the theme of poverty in the two cities…

Published a mere two and a half months after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Orwell&apos;s «You and the Atomic Bomb» is notable as one of the first efforts to divine the social and politi…

The complete works of George Orwell&apos;s published poetry. According to biographer D. J. Taylor, the young Orwell displayed &apos;an enthusiasm for poetry that in [his] formative years seems to…

Homage to Catalonia is George Orwell�s brutally honest account of his experience as a militiaman during the Spanish Civil War. When civil war broke out in Spain in 1936, Orwell, like many other E…

&quot;Shooting an Elephant" describes the experience of the English narrator, possibly Orwell himself, called upon to shoot an aggressive elephant while working as a police officer in Burma. Beca…

Down and Out in Paris and London was Orwell�s first published full length work and is a heartfelt insight into often forgotten members of our society. From the impoverished districts of Paris to …

First published in 1931 by The Adelphi, this essay describes the execution of a criminal during Orwell&apos;s time in Burma. Britain ruled over Burma for 62 years (1824-86), during which three An…

Down and out in Paris and London is the first full-length work by the English author George Orwell, published in 1933. It is a memoir in two parts on the theme of poverty in the two cities. The f…

Books v. Cigarettes is a funny and irrevirent essay comparing the costs of reading to other forms of recreation including smoking. Originating from the experience of an editor friend who was fire…

In April 1945, as Hitler&apos;s Third Reich was unravelling, George Orwell published Anti-Semitism in Britain. The short essay sketches the contours of British anti-Semitism, an essentially non-v…

&quot;Shooting an Elephant and Other Essays" is a collection of 23 essays by George Orwell. <br/> Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), known by his pen name George Orwell, was an E…

&quot;Inside the Whale and Other Essays" is a collection of 9 essays by George Orwell. <br/> Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), known by his pen name George Orwell, was an Englis…

&quot;The general uncertainty as to what is really happening makes it easier to cling to lunatic beliefs." A biting state of the nation essay which reflects on patriotism, prejudice, and power. I…

In A Clergyman&apos;s Daughter, Orwell leads us through a landscape of unemployment, poverty, and hunger, where Dorothy&apos;s faith is challenged by a social reality that changes her life. Intim…

George Orwell&apos;s moving reflections on the English character and his passionate belief in the need for political change. The Lion and the Unicorn was written in London during the worst period…

&quot;Thoughtcrime was not a thing that could be concealed for ever. You might dodge successfully for a while, even for years, but sooner or later they were bound to get you." Winston Smith works…

This audiobook includes unabridged recordings of all George Orwell&apos;s 6 novels: 1984; Animal Farm; Burmese Days; Coming Up For Air; Keep the Aspidistra Flying; and A Clergyman&apos;s Daughter…

&quot;Homage to Catalonia" is George Orwell&apos;s personal account of his experiences and observations fighting for the POUM militia of the Republican army during the Spanish Civil War. The war …

&quot;Animal Farm" is an allegorical novella by George Orwell, first published in England on 17 August 1945. The book tells the story of a group of farm animals who rebel against their human farm…

&quot;Politics and the English Language and Other Essays" is a collection of 6 essays by George Orwell. <br/> Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), known by his pen name George Orwe…