George Orwell is now acknowledged as one of the most significant literary figures of the twentieth century. As novelist, essayist and author of a number of outstanding works of reportage he has exercised an influence on modern thought which is increasingly being recognised. In this new work J.R. Hammond offers a definitive chronology of Orwell, which takes account of the latest research into his life and times and provides an overview of the life of a major writer.
Format: Paperback / softback
CONTRIBUTORS: J. Hammond
EAN: 9781349413775
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
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WEIGHT: 454 g
HEIGHT: 216 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Palgrave Macmillan
DATE PUBLISHED: 2000-10-23
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GENRE: LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century
WIDTH: 140 cm
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Book Themes:
Europe, Literature: history and criticism, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000
J.R. HAMMOND is a Research Fellow at Nottingham Trent University. He has written and lectured extensively on literary topics and is the President of the H.G. Wells Society. A lifelong student of Orwell's work, he is the author of A George Orwell Companion and has also written volumes of Poe, Stevenson and Wells in the Author Chronologies series.
