Orwell on Reading: Bookshop Memories, Good Bad Books, Nonsense Poetry, Books vs. Cigarettes and Confessions of a Book Reviewer

George Orwell set out 'to make political writing into an art', and to a wide extent, this aim shaped the future of English literature. His vivid descriptions of authoritarian regimes helped form a new vocabulary that is fundamental to understanding totalitarianism.

While 1984 and Animal Farm are among the most popular classic novels in the English language, this new series of Orwell's essays seeks to introduce a broader selection of his writings on politics and literature to a new audience.

About "On Reading"

The seventh installment in the Orwell's Essays series, On Reading compiles Orwell's short essays on books, including:

• 'Bookshop Memories'
• 'Good Bad Books'
• 'Nonsense Poetry'
• 'Books vs. Cigarettes'
• 'Confessions of a Book Reviewer'

Together, these essays provide a well-rounded view of Orwell's insightful opinions on the literature of his time and the ways it was sold.