Homage to Catalonia is both a memoir of Orwell’s 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 penniless British writer who finds himself rapidly descending into the seedy heart of two great European cities. This edition brings together two powerful works from one of the finest writers of the twentieth century.
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GEORGE ORWELL (1903-1950) was born in India and served with the Imperial Police in Burma before joining the Republican Army in the Spanish Civil War. Orwell was the author of six novels as well as numerous essays and nonfiction works.
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GEORGE ORWELL (1903-1950) was born in India and served with the Imperial Police in Burma before joining the Republican Army in the Spanish Civil War. Orwell was the author of six novels as well as numerous essays and nonfiction works.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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Homage to Catalonia and Down and Out are reviewed extensively elsewhere, and I support all the accolades. I agree that comparing even to 1984 and Animal Farm, these nonfiction pieces are superior.
What I want to emphasize on is how good this edition is. Best bang for the buck, good binding, and the print quality is very sharp. You would know upfront that it is printed using fresh plates. The overall quality rivals those of the Library of America sets.
What I want to emphasize on is how good this edition is. Best bang for the buck, good binding, and the print quality is very sharp. You would know upfront that it is printed using fresh plates. The overall quality rivals those of the Library of America sets.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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The books included here are brilliant. However, I bought this edition after it had been favorably compared to the unimpeachably delicious editions available from Library of America. I was at the least expecting something like an Everyman's Library edition.
It does not live up to those criteria. Granted, I bought it for $15, which is along the lines of a trade paper, so I can't complain too much. However, if you are expecting an edition of the highest quality like those in the series I mentioned, move on.
While the cover, paper, and printing are nicely done, the binding is NOT sewn (it is glued, despite a flourish of cord; you can tell this because there are no individual signatures discernible, the paper is cleanly chopped and glued to the binding) and there is no bookmark. That being said, it does lie open surprisingly flat. There is nothing preventing a glued binding from lasting as long as a sewn one, BUT, they usually don't. When you take all this into account, this is still a fine edition at a decent price, it is just not what I was lead to believe by another review, so I wanted to set the record straight.
Hope this helps you make a decision.
It does not live up to those criteria. Granted, I bought it for $15, which is along the lines of a trade paper, so I can't complain too much. However, if you are expecting an edition of the highest quality like those in the series I mentioned, move on.
While the cover, paper, and printing are nicely done, the binding is NOT sewn (it is glued, despite a flourish of cord; you can tell this because there are no individual signatures discernible, the paper is cleanly chopped and glued to the binding) and there is no bookmark. That being said, it does lie open surprisingly flat. There is nothing preventing a glued binding from lasting as long as a sewn one, BUT, they usually don't. When you take all this into account, this is still a fine edition at a decent price, it is just not what I was lead to believe by another review, so I wanted to set the record straight.
Hope this helps you make a decision.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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I only read Homage à Catalonia in this two book collection. I think it is great for the casual reader, undergrad or graduate student. Everyone could learn something about the nature of warfare, political parties and the modern means of mass news media from Orwell's trenchant account. In this compelling narrative account, Orwell goes to fight the fascists in Spain and learns that political parties, and the ideological rigidity is more important to the left (stalinists in this case) than winning the war against the rebel fascists. The Stalanists take over, accuse the POUM (socialists) and anarchists of being spies for the fascists and ultimately cause the fascists victory due to their inability to cooperate for the common good like a proper popular front. I highly recommend Orwell's insightful and witty narrative.
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