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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
In some ways Orwell was most suited to the art of essay writing; his most successful novels always had political motivations, and his deceptively plain, matter-of-fact style (like a window pane, as he said) helped him convey his ideas to the reader with ease.
Orwell was one who had greatness thrust upon him. His great works and essays are stimulated by the convulsions of the rise of fascism and World War II - obviously "Animal Farm" and "1984" but also some magnificent essays. These include "The Lion And The Unicorn", his glorious, stirring analysis of the national character and the prospects of socialism after the war; his analysis of party-line thinking, in which he works out the metaphysics of "double-think"; his dissection of James Burnham's book on the "managerial revolution" with interesting comments on the world splitting into three power blocs; and "Reflections On The Spanish Civil War".
Other essays are more personal - his scathing memoir of his school days, "Such Were The Joys"; the delightful "Some Thoughts On The Common Toad"; "Hop Picking", one of his earliest attempts to document working-class customs; and "Shooting An Elephant", a wry look at imperialism. He also looks at literary matters (he was the literary editor of "Tribune" for some years) with equal clarity and lack of verbosity, unusual in literary analysis, with "Politics and the English Laguage" and "Why I Write". ("Sheer egotism" as he frankly admits!).
This is an exceptional book, to be read and savoured by all. A real delight.
Orwell was one who had greatness thrust upon him. His great works and essays are stimulated by the convulsions of the rise of fascism and World War II - obviously "Animal Farm" and "1984" but also some magnificent essays. These include "The Lion And The Unicorn", his glorious, stirring analysis of the national character and the prospects of socialism after the war; his analysis of party-line thinking, in which he works out the metaphysics of "double-think"; his dissection of James Burnham's book on the "managerial revolution" with interesting comments on the world splitting into three power blocs; and "Reflections On The Spanish Civil War".
Other essays are more personal - his scathing memoir of his school days, "Such Were The Joys"; the delightful "Some Thoughts On The Common Toad"; "Hop Picking", one of his earliest attempts to document working-class customs; and "Shooting An Elephant", a wry look at imperialism. He also looks at literary matters (he was the literary editor of "Tribune" for some years) with equal clarity and lack of verbosity, unusual in literary analysis, with "Politics and the English Laguage" and "Why I Write". ("Sheer egotism" as he frankly admits!).
This is an exceptional book, to be read and savoured by all. A real delight.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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This is the most comprehensive collection of George Orwell's essays - the best part of his writings - currently available. It contains as far as I can tell everything that you might want of these works from the political "Notes on Nationalism", "The Lion and the Unicorn" to the personal such as his lovely essay on the pleasures of gardening "A good word for the Vicar of Bray".
Orwell's style throughout is direct and engaging. It's also very English. Has there ever been a more English writer? It is particularly satisfying to see the essays that reflect this side of his nature - "In defence of English Cooking" or the famous essay on the perfect pub "The Moon Under the Water".
As a well produced hardback, this book is a pleasure to own.
My only caveat would be that its comprehensiveness makes this a bulky volume. For portability I would buy the Penguin Modern Classics "Essays" which has a very fine selection. Ideally buy both!
Orwell's style throughout is direct and engaging. It's also very English. Has there ever been a more English writer? It is particularly satisfying to see the essays that reflect this side of his nature - "In defence of English Cooking" or the famous essay on the perfect pub "The Moon Under the Water".
As a well produced hardback, this book is a pleasure to own.
My only caveat would be that its comprehensiveness makes this a bulky volume. For portability I would buy the Penguin Modern Classics "Essays" which has a very fine selection. Ideally buy both!
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This volume, comprising around 250 pieces, is as exhaustive a collection of Orwell's essays as there is. It is worth having if only because it includes 'The Freedom of the Press', intended as the preface to 'Animal Farm' but suspiciously undiscovered until 1972 and excluded from practically every other anthology, yet considered by Noam Chomsky Orwell's most important essay.
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