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Overview
This account of Orwell's life focuses on what influenced Orwell, his relations with publishers and editors, and on certain key experiences in his life: the deposition that, while fighting in the Spanish Civil War, he was guilty of espionage and high treason; his work at the BBC, especially in developing 'cultural propaganda' and as the forerunner of the Open University; his interest in pamphlet literature; his time as a war correspondent; and his activities during the Cold War. A detailed analysis of his earnings between 1922 to 1945 reveals how very poor he was and challenges the widely-held, but unsustainable belief that he was paid a large sum to investigate conditions in Wigam.
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- ISBN-13: 9780312128203
- ISBN-10: 0312128207
- Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
- Publish Date: May 1996
- Dimensions: 8.72 x 5.64 x 0.85 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.9 pounds
- Page Count: 175
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