LATEST DISCOUNTS & SALES: PROMOTIONS
TO GO WITH 'A KIND OF COMPULSION' AND 'FACING UNPLEASANT FACTS' first paperback outing for the initial three (of 11) volumes of Orwell's letters, essays, broadcasts, poems, diaries, notebooks, reviews and unfinished works, which together provide an unparalleled insight into the mind and work of one of the 20th century's greatest writers. A Kind of Compulsion opens with Orwell's earliest writings, his letters home from school, written when he was just eight years old; by the time it ends, in 1936, he had already written some of his most important work, including Down and Out in Paris and London and Keep the Aspidistra Flying. The short period covered in Facing Unpleasant Facts saw Orwell fighting in the Spanish Civil War, being plagued by ill health and tried for treason. A Patriot After All includes Orwell's World War II diary, as well as the first of the 'London Letters' written for Partisan Review and his first broadcasts. The texts here have been meticulously edited by leading Orwell scholar Davison, and include invaluable footnotes and annotations. A must for anyone even faintly interested in Orwell and his times. (Kirkus UK)
