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Down and Out in Paris and LondonDown and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell
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Where Eric Blair first signed himself as "George Orwell"; fascinating account of living poverty in 1930s Europe.
Coming Up for Air (Harvest Book)Coming Up for Air (Harvest Book) by George Orwell
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George Bowling, tubby insurance salesman, worries about war and needs a break from life.
Keep the Aspidistra Flying (Harvest Book)Keep the Aspidistra Flying (Harvest Book) by George Orwell
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Unrealized poet Gordon Comstock endures angst about writing and girlfriend Rosemary.
Animal Farm (Signet Classics)Animal Farm (Signet Classics) by George Orwell
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A slender but important book about animals and totalitarianism.
Nineteen Eighty-FourNineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
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His last and greatest novel: Winston Smith, Big Brother, and life under government domination.
A Collection of EssaysA Collection of Essays by George Orwell
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Reasonable one-volume anthology, though not as full of riches as the 4-volume set below.
George Orwell: An Age Like This 1920-1940: The Collected Essays, Journalism & Letters (Collected Essays Journalism and Letters of George Orwell)George Orwell: An Age Like This 1920-1940: The Collected Essays, Journalism & Letters (Collected Essays Journalism and Letters of George Orwell) by George Orwell
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Volume 1 of 4: important 1968 anthology by Sonia Orwell & Ian Angus of the main essays, journalism, letters.
My Country Right or Left 1940-1943: The Collected Essays Journalism & Letters of George Orwell (Collected Essays Journalism and Letters of George Orwell)My Country Right or Left 1940-1943: The Collected Essays Journalism & Letters of George Orwell (Collected Essays Journalism and Letters of George Orwell) by Sonia Orwell
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Volume 2 of 4: includes "The Lion and the Unicorn," Orwell's vision of socialism through WWII (which did not quite happen).
George Orwell: As I Please, 1943-1945: The Collected Essays, Journalism & Letters, Vol 3George Orwell: As I Please, 1943-1945: The Collected Essays, Journalism & Letters, Vol 3 by George Orwell
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Volume 3 of 4: includes many installments of Orwell's thought-provoking "As I Please" column.
In Front of Your Nose, 1945-1950 (Collected Essays Journalism and Letters of George Orwell)In Front of Your Nose, 1945-1950 (Collected Essays Journalism and Letters of George Orwell) by George Orwell
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Volume 4 of 4: Late writings, including thoughts on Gandhi and "Such, Such Were the Joys."
Orwell: The Authorized BiographyOrwell: The Authorized Biography by Michael Shelden
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The second "authorized biography"...very fine account of the life of this great writer.
Why Orwell MattersWhy Orwell Matters by Christopher Hitchens
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While I differ with a few of Hitchens' points, anyone who values Orwell will find this book rewarding.