title: The Collected Essays, Journalism, and Letters of George Orwell
author:  George Orwell 
description: Though his life was brief (1903-1950), Orwell was extremely prolific. In addition to penning two of the last century's greatest novels, he wrote reams of essays, journalistic pieces, and letters. Covering a 30-year period, this extensive four-volume set, originally published in 1968, collects the best of his nonfiction. Each volume is divided by year and intermixes his correspondence with news stories and discourses on numerous subjects. There is far more to Orwell than Animal Farm and 1984, and this beautiful collection reveals what a true intellect he was. Though probably more for academics, the books are priced reasonably enough for public library consideration. <br />Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
zlib_text: The Collected Essays, Journalism 
  and Letters of George Orwell 
  AN AGE LIKE THIS 
  1920-1940 
  I 
  
  Eric Arthur Blair ("George Orwell") aged eighteen 
  
  The Collected Essays, Journalism 
  and Letters of George Orwell 
  AN AGE LIKE THIS 
  1920-1940 
  I 
  Edited by 
  Sonia Orwell 
  and 
  Ian Angus 
  A Harvest Book 
  Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc. 
  New York 
  
  Copyright© 1968 by Sonia Brownell Orwell 
  All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced 
  or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, 
  including photocopy, recording, or information storage and retrieval 
  system, without permission in writing from the publisher. 
  ISBN 0-15-6 1 8620-9 
  Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 68-12591 
  ABCDEFGHIJ 
  Printed in the United States of America 
  
  Contents 
  Acknowledgements 
  xi 
  Introduction 
  xv 
  A Note on the Editing 
  xxi 
  1. 
  Why I Write 
  1 
  1920-1929 
  2. 
  Letter to Steven Runciman 
  1 1  
  3. 
  A Farthing Newspaper 
  12 
  4. 
  Letter to Max Plowman 
  1 5  
  1930 
  5.