George Orwell is now acknowledged as one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th century. As novelist, essayist, and author of a number of outstanding works of reportage he has exercised an influence on modern thought which is increasingly being recognized. In this new work, John Hammon
A George Orwell Chronology
β Scribed by J. R. Hammond (auth.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 143
- Series
- Author Chronologies
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xx
A George Orwell Chronology....Pages 1-94
The Orwell Circle....Pages 95-108
Chronology of Orwellβs Works....Pages 109-110
Orwellβs London: A Chronology....Pages 111-112
Nineteen Eighty-Four: A Chronology....Pages 113-114
Back Matter....Pages 115-122
β¦ Subjects
British and Irish Literature; Twentieth-Century Literature
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