George Orwell

The George Orwell Non-Fiction Collection contains unabridged recordings of the author's 3 full-length non-fiction books together with a selection of his most celebrated essays and the complete collection of his poetry. Orwell, a prolific writer on topics related to contemporary English society, is one of the rare writers whose journalism, fiction, and criticism are equally influential, and is widely regarded as one of the most predominant authors of the 20th century.

The titles included in this collection, in order of appearance, are:

- Down and Out in Paris and London (read by Jonathan Keeble)
- The Road to Wigan Pier (read by Jonathan Keeble)
- Homage to Catalonia (read by Malk Williams)

Essays (read by Peter Noble)
A Hanging; Anti-Semitism in Britain; A Nice Cup of Tea; Books v. Cigarettes; Bookshop Memories; British Cooking; Can Socialists Be Happy?; Confessions of a Book Reviewer; How the Poor Die; In Defence of English Cooking; Looking Back on the Spanish War; My Country, Right or Left; Notes on Nationalism; Politics and the English Language; Reflections on Gandhi; Shooting an Elephant; The Decline of the English Murder; The Lion and the Unicorn; The Moon Under Water; Why I Write; You and the Atomic Bomb
Poems (read by Peter Noble)
A Dressed Man and a Naked Man; A Little Poem; Awake, Young Men of England; Ironic Poem About Prostitution; Kitchener; On a Ruined Farm; Our Minds Are Married, but We Are too Young; A Poem from Burma; Romance; Sometimes, in the Middle Autumn Days; Summer-like; The Lesser Evil; The Pagan

Born Eric Arthur Blair, George Orwell (1903-1950) was a British novelist, essayist, and critic famous for his insightful social and political commentary. His personal engagement with real world issues imbues his work with a sense of social conscience that continues to resonate with readers, and his two most famous novels, Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four, continue to captivate audiences worldwide.
This audiobook is fully indexed. Once downloaded, each book and chapter will be listed so you can easily navigate to the individual sections.

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