England Your England: Notes on a Nation

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title England Your England: Notes on a Nation
Authors and Contributors      By (author) George Orwell
SeriesPushkin Collection
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:192
Dimensions(mm): Height 165,Width 120
Category/GenreLiterary essays
ISBN/Barcode 9781782277187
ClassificationsDewey:824.912
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Pushkin Press
Imprint Pushkin Press
Publication Date 7 January 2021
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Ranging from an expedition down a coal mine to a chastening experience of colonial rule in Burma, and from a witty study of murder reportage in the British tabloids to a grim account of life inside a workhouse. Culminating with Orwell's masterpiece on English socialism, 'The Lion and the Unicorn', the essays in this collection are a testament to the fascinating peculiarities of English culture. Together, they say as much about what England could aspire to be as the state that it has found itself in.

Author Biography

George Orwell, born Eric Arthur Blair, was a novelist, essayist, journalist and critic. He served as an Imperial Police Officer in Myanmar (formerly Burma), lived in near-destitution in Paris and fought against fascism in the Spanish Civil War. His powerful explorations, in both novels and essays, of totalitarianism and fascism firmly established the adjective 'Orwellian' in the English language.