Length1h 43m
About this audiobook
"George Orwell (1903-50) is known around the world for his satirical novella Animal Farm and his dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, but he was arguably at his best in the essay form. Below, we've selected and introduced ten of Orwell's best essays for the interested newcomer to his non-fiction, but there are many more we could have added. What do you think is George Orwell's greatest essay?
Contents:
POLITICS AND THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
NOTES ON NATIONALISM (1945)
WHY I WRITE (1946)"
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★★ 4.5 (14.5K)
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GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length1 hr 43 mins
Narrated byPeter Coates
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateDec 2, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1orwell_essays_intro
2POLITICS AND THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
3NOTES ON NATIONALISM
4WHY I WRITE
5orwell_essays_Outro
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