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Decline of the English murder

Name: Decline of the English murder
Author: George Orwell

George Orwell

27 August 2009

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Book Synopsis

In these timeless and witty essays George Orwell explores the English love of reading about a good murder in the papers (and laments the passing of the heyday of the 'perfect' murder involving class, sex and poisoning), as well as unfolding his trenchant views on everything from boys' weeklies to naughty seaside postcards.

About The Author

Eric Arthur Blair (1903-1950), better known by his pen-name, George Orwell, was born in India, where his father worked for the Civil Service. An author and journalist, Orwell was one of the most prominent and influential figures in twentieth-century literature. His unique political allegory Animal Farm was published in 1945, and it was this novel, together with the dystopia of Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), which brought him world-wide fame. His novels and non-fiction include Burmese Days, Down and Out in Paris and London, The Road to Wigan Pier and Homage to Catalonia.

Product Details

ISBN: 9780141191263
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Classics, (27 August 2009)
Number of Pages: 117
Weight: 82 grams
Language: English
Dimensions: 182 x 112 x 8 mm
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Categories:: Literary essays