In these timeless and witty essays George Orwell explores the English love of reading about a good murder in the papers (and laments the passing of the heyday of the 'perfect' murder involving class, sex and poisoning), as well as unfolding his trenchant views on everything from boys' weeklies to na
Decline of the English Inquiry?
β Scribed by Pamela J Taylor
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 103 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0957-9664
- DOI
- 10.1002/cbm.650
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β¦ Synopsis
It is Sunday afternoon . . . you put your feet up on the sofa, settle your spectacles on your nose, and open the News of the World. . . . What is it that you want to read about? Naturally, about a murder.
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