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An enlightening anthology of George Orwell's journalism and non-fiction writing, showing his genius across a wide variety of genres. Selected by leading expert Peter Davison.
George Orwell (1903-1950) is one of England's most famous writers and social commentators. He is the author of the classic political satire Animal Farm and the dystopian masterpiece Nineteen Eighty-Four. He is also well known for his essays and journalism, particularly his works covering his travels and his time fighting in the Spanish Civil War. His writing is celebrated for its piercing clarity, purpose and wit and his books continue to be bestsellers all over the world.
This selection of Orwell’s journalism is a ceaseless delight… There
is a treat on almost every page
*Daily Telegraph*
Orwell’s luminous gift was for seeing things, for noticing what
others missed, took for granted or simply found uninteresting, for
discovering meaning and wonder in the familiarity of the
everyday... Nothing escaped or seemed beneath his notice, which was
what made him such a good reporter... [Seeing Things As They Are]
is intended to be a collection first and foremost of his
journalism, with preference given to lesser-known pieces and
reviews as well as some of the poems he wrote. It is full of
interest and curiosities
*Financial Times*
Peter Davison gives us a feast of [Orwell's] shorter writings,
showing how from such hesitant beginnings he evolved into the
writer of enduring importance we know, committed to decency,
equality and political honesty, who could nevertheless wax lyrical
over the first signs of spring or an imaginary English pub
*Independent*
Davison, now in his late 80s, has grown grey in the service of
Orwell Studies, but Seeing Things As They Are is one of his best
efforts yet – possibly the best of all, for it succeeds in
demonstrating quite how important hackwork was to Orwell’s sense of
his professional identity... At the same time, Seeing Things As
They Are is full of dry runs, and the first stirrings of ideas that
would be treated at greater length elsewhere
*The National*
Seeing Things is packed with delights
*Camden Review*
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