Books v. Cigarettes (Penguin Great Ideas)
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Book
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ISBN 10
0141036613
ISBN 13
9780141036618
Category
English essays
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Publication Year
2008
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Pages
144
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Physical description: 125 p. ; 18 cm. Notes: Selection of essays published in various journals between 1936 and 1952. Contents: Books v. cigarettes - Bookshop memories - Confessions of a book reviewer - The prevention of literature - My country right or left - How the poor die - Such, such were the joys. Summary: Beginning with a dilemma about whether he spends more money on reading or smoking, George Orwell's entertaining and uncompromising essays go on to explore everything from the perils of second-hand bookshops to the dubious profession of being a critic, from freedom of the press to what patriotism really means. Subject: Essays. Genre: Essay. - from Amzon
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1
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Main | 3636 | 824 ORW | 1 | Yes |