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1997-98 The Complete Works of George Orwell
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A striking complete set of the works of George Orwell, a sought after collection of both his fiction and non-fiction.
Complete in twenty volumes.
The complete works of George Orwell, containing both his fiction and non-fiction writings, a brilliant and sought after set of the works of one of the most important writers of the twentieth century.
Orwell describes all of his writing from 1936 onwards as being against totalitarianism, and for democratic socialism. He is often described as being one of the best chroniclers of English culture in the twentieth century.
Each volume is in their original unclipped dust wrapper.
This set contains;
Volume I, 'Down and Out in Paris and London'.
Volume II, 'Burmese Days'.
Volume III, 'A Clergyman's Daughter'.
Volume IV, 'Keep the Aspidistra Flying'.
Volume V, 'The Road to Wigan Pier'. Illustrated with thirty-two plates.
Volume VI, 'Homage to Catalonia'.
Volume VII, 'Coming Up for Air'.
Volume VIII, 'Animal Farm'.
Volume IX, 'Nineteen Eighty-Four'.
Volume X, 'A King of Compulsion, 1903 - 1936'.
Volume XI, 'Facing Unpleasant Facts, 1937 - 1939'.
Volume XII, 'A Patriot After All, 1940 - 1941'.
Volume XIII, 'All Propaganda is Lies, 1941 - 1942'.
Volume XIV, 'Keeping Our Little Corner Clean, 1942 - 1943'.
Volume XV, 'Two Wasted Years, 1943'.
Volume XVI, 'I Have Tried to Tell the Truth, 1943 - 1944'.
Volume XVII, 'I Belong to the Left, 1945'.
Volume XVIII, 'Smother Under Journalism, 1946'.
Volume XIX, 'It Is What I Think, 1947 - 1948'.
Volume XX, 'Our Job is to Make Life Worth Living, 1949 - 1950'.
Edited by Peter Davison, assisted by Ian Angus and Sheila Davison.
In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, fine. Dust wrapps with some very minor edge wear, and a little sunning to the spines. Very small closed tear to the head of the rear fly leaf of Volume X and to the tail of the rear wrap of Volumes XVIII and XIX. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean.
Overall: Fine
- Creator:George Orwell (Author)
- Dimensions:Height: 9.5 in (24.13 cm)Width: 40 in (101.6 cm)Depth: 6.5 in (16.51 cm)
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- Period:1990-1999
- Date of Manufacture:1997-98
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- Seller Location:Bath, GB
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