Literary and Political Essays : Fully Annotated Edition with over 800 notes

One of the most celebrated novelists in the English language, George Orwell was also a prolific essay writer and literary reviewer. He penned articles on a wide range of subjects, including:

• The craft of writing
• International politics
• British cookery

He also wrote about such varied authors as Charles Dickens, H.G. Wells, Rudyard Kipling, and P.G. Wodehouse.

Highlights of This Volume

This collection brings together all of Orwell’s major essays, including:

• ‘Shooting an Elephant’
• ‘Inside the Whale’
• ‘Politics and the English Language’
• ‘Why I Write’
• ‘Politics vs. Literature’

Additionally, it features a comprehensive selection of shorter pieces on a variety of literary and political subjects.

As a whole, this collection provides:

• Valuable insights into Orwell as a committed intellectual
• An indispensable companion to his fiction