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Informationen zum Autor PETER DAVISON Klappentext This account of Orwell's life is chiefly concerned with what influenced Orwell, his relations with publishers and editors, and the analysis of certain key experiences - the deposition that during the Spanish Civil War he was guilty of espionage and high treason; his work at the BBC; his interest in pamphlet literature; and his time as a war correspondent. There is a detailed assessment of his earnings from 1922 to 1945 and a fresh look at his attitudes to class, women, and religious belief. Special attention is paid to his essays. Zusammenfassung This account of Orwell's life is chiefly concerned with what influenced Orwell! his relations with publishers and editors! and the analysis of certain key experiences - the deposition that during the Spanish Civil War he was guilty of espionage and high treason; Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction - Chronology - Getting Started - Foreign Fields - The Profession of Author - The Turning Point - Orwell as Reviewer and Essayist - Events Leading Up to the War and BBC Years -The Last Years - Conclusion - Notes - Reading List - Tables Showing Orwell's Earnings, 1922-45 - Index
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction - Chronology - Getting Started - Foreign Fields - The Profession of Author - The Turning Point - Orwell as Reviewer and Essayist - Events Leading Up to the War and BBC Years -The Last Years - Conclusion - Notes - Reading List - Tables Showing Orwell's Earnings, 1922-45 - Index
