George Orwell: Homage to Catalonia

A firsthand account of the brutal conditions of the Spanish Civil War.

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'Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic Socialism as I understand it'. Thus wrote Orwell following his experiences as a militiaman in...

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Homage to Catalonia remains one of the most famous accounts of the Spanish Civil War. With characteristic scrutiny, Orwell questions the actions and motives of all sides whilst retaining his firm beliefs in human courage and the need for radical s...

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After travelling to Spain at the end of 1936 with the intention of working as a correspondent for a British socialist newspaper, thirty-three-year-old George Orwell decided to join the Republican efforts to overturn Francos Nationalists in the Spa...

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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. In 1936, George Orwell volunteered as a soldier in the Spanish Civil War. In Homage to Catalonia, first published just before the outbreak of World War II, O...

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I sometimes fear we shall never wake till we are jerked out of it by the roar of bombs. In 1936, George Orwell volunteered as a soldier in the Spanish Civil War. In Homage to Catalonia, first published just before the outbreak of World War II, Orw...

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I sometimes fear we shall never wake till we are jerked out of it by the roar of bombs.In 1936, George Orwell volunteered as a soldier in the Spanish Civil War. In Homage to Catalonia, first published just before the outbreak of World War II, Orwe...

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'An unrivalled picture of the rumours, suspicions and treachery of civil war' Antony Beevor Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic So...

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'An unrivalled picture of the rumours, suspicions and treachery of civil war' Antony BeevorEvery line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic Socialism as ...

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'If you had asked me why I had joined the militia I should have answered: "e;To fight against Fascism,"e; and if you had asked me what I was fighting for, I should have answered: "e;Common decency."e;'Homage to Catalonia is George ...

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'If you had asked me why I had joined the militia I should have answered: "e;To fight against Fascism,"e; and if you had asked me what I was fighting for, I should have answered: "e;Common decency."e;'Homage to Catalonia is George ...

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Homage to Catalonia is George Orwell's account of the Spanish Civil War. It was the last and most mature of Orwell's documentary books.

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Brought to you by Penguin. 'Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic Socialism as I understand it'. Thus wrote Orwell following his experiences a...

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In 1936 Orwell went to Spain to report on the Civil War and instead joined the fight against the Fascists. This famous account describes the war and Orwells experiences. Introduction by Lionel Trilling,foreword by Adam Hochschild.

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Homage to Catalonia is both a memoir ofOrwells experience at the front in the Spanish Civil War and a tribute to those who died in what he called a fight for common decency. Down and Out in Paris and London chronicles theadventures of a penniless ...

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A National Review Top Ten Best Nonfiction Books of the Century. "e;One of Orwell's very best books and perhaps the best book that exists on the Spanish Civil War."e; The New Yorker In 1936, originally intending merely to report on the Span...

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Homage to Catalonia is both a memoir of Orwells experience at the front in the Spanish Civil War and a tribute to those who died in what he called a fight for common decency. Down and Out in Paris and London chronicles the adventures of a penniles...

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'Above all, there was a belief in the revolution and the future, a feeling of having suddenly emerged into an era of equality and freedom.'In late 1936, the idealistic young George Orwell set out for Spain to join the Republican Army in its battle...

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George Orwell's classic account of his experiences during the Spanish Civil War, dramatised for radio by Mike Walker. Produced by Kate McAll. In 1936 Eric and Eileen Blair were making ends meet by running a small village shop in Wallington and gro...

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Eric Arthur Blair (1903-1950), more commonly known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English journalist, essayist, critic, and novelist most famous for his novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four" (1949) and allegorical novella "Animal Farm" (1945). His w...

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Homage to Catalonia remains one of the most famous accounts of the Spanish Civil War. With characteristic scrutiny, Orwell questions the actions and motives of all sides whilst retaining his firm beliefs in human courage and the need for radical s...

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Homage to Catalonia is political journalist and novelist George Orwell's personal account of his experiences and observations in the Spanish Civil War...

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Homage to Catalonia is political journalist and novelist George Orwell's personal account of his experiences and observations in the Spanish Civil War...

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Homage to Catalonia is political journalist and novelist George Orwell's personal account of his experiences and observations in the Spanish Civil War...

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Homage to Catalonia is political journalist and novelist George Orwell's personal account of his experiences and observations in the Spanish Civil War...

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This is Orwell's memoir of his experiences during the Spanish Civil War - a groundbreaking work of dissident literature drawn from vivid personal experience. There are occasions where it pays better to fight and be beaten than not to fight at...

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The Non-Fiction of George Orwell  includes three memoirs , Down and Out in Paris and London, The Road to Wigan Pier,  and  Homage to Catalonia  which provide an indispensable introduction to the thought and writing of George Or...

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The Non-Fiction of George Orwell  includes three memoirs , Down and Out in Paris and London, The Road to Wigan Pier,  and  Homage to Catalonia  which provide an indispensable introduction to the thought and writing of George Or...

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A new edition with a new introduction, this is a deeply personal record of Orwell's growing despair and disillusionment with the Spanish Civil War, gathering themes he would later explore to perfection in Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four....

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Orwell's personal account of his experiences and observations in the Spanish Civil War.

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