This collection of fifty essays spans the 1930s and 1940s and covers the broad range of Orwell"s interests: political, social and literary. As well as extracts from well-known books such as "Down and out in Paris and London" and "The Road to Wigan Pier", this volume includes classic articles such as "Killing an Elephant" and "Good Bad Books," as well as lesser known pieces. Whether or not readers are familiar with his work or sympathatic to his views, they are sure to be seduced by Orwell"s logical mind and lucid prose in this handsome new edition of his wide-ranging and stimulating essays. Contents: The Spike; A Hanging (1931); Bookshop Memories (1936); Shooting an Elephant (1936); Down the Mine (1937) (from "The Road to Wigan Pier"); North and South (from "The Road to Wigan Pier") (1937); Spilling the Spanish Beans (1937); Marrakech (1939); Boys" Weeklies and Frank Richards"s Reply (1940); Charles Dickens (1940); Charles Reade (1940); Inside The Whale (1940); The Art...