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A Clergyman's Daughter by D. J. Taylor (Editor); George. Orwell
Category: Classics | Series: Orwell: the New Editions Ser.
A new edition of Orwell's starkly realistic second novel, introduced and annotated by his biographer, D. J. TaylorFirst published in 1935, when Orwell was struggling to establish himself as a writer, A Clergyman's Daughter tells the story of twenty-something Dorothy Hare, whose mundane life in a Suffolk ...Show more
At the Chime of a City Clock by D. J. Taylor
Category: Fiction
Summer 1931 in seedy Bayswater and James Ross is on his uppers. An aspiring writer whose stories nobody will buy ('It's the slump'), with a landlady harassing him for unpaid rent and occasional sleepless nights spent in the waiting room at King's Cross Station, he is reduced to selling carpet-cleaning l ...Show more
Burmese Days by D. J. Taylor (Editor); George. Orwell
Category: Classics | Series: Orwell: the New Editions Ser.
A new edition of Orwell's debut novel, introduced and annotated by his biographer, D. J. TaylorFirst published in 1934, and a bitter souvenir of Orwell's time as a servant of the British Raj, Burmese Days follows the slow decline of John Flory, as he tries to steer a path between the bores of the Kyaukt ...Show more
Derby Day by TAYLOR D J
Category: Fiction
It's Derby Day and all of England is heading for the Epsom Downs. Society beauties rub shoulders with Whitechapel street girls, as every class of society gathers with high hopes and taut nerves for the greatest race of the year. All through winter, from London to France, plans have been laid, money exch ...Show more
George Orwell Visions of Dystopia by George Orwell; D. J. Taylor (Foreword by); Richard Bradford (Introductions and notes by)
Category: Classics | Series: Gothic Fantasy Ser.
Orwell is most well-known for his two famous novels Nineteen Eighty-Four and Animal Farm, but their dystopian vision was informed by observations of poverty in England (Down and Out in Paris' and London and Road to Wigan Pier), and disillusion with political and national events of the 1930s and 1940s. H ...Show more
Island Story by J. D. Taylor
Category: Fiction
What is life like in England? Island Story weaves history and ideas telling a story of rebellion (think Brexit) and retail parks, migration and inertia, pessimism and disappearing ways of life, and a fiery, unrealized desire for collective belonging and power. Skeptical and inquisitive, Taylor cycled al ...Show more
On 1984 - A Biography by D J Taylor
Category: Non-Fiction
Since its publication nearly seventy years ago, George Orwell's 1984 has been regarded as one of the most influential novels of the modern age. Politicians have testified to its influence on their intellectual identities, rock musicians have made records about it, TV viewers watch a reality show named f ...Show more
On Nineteen Eighty-Four: A Biography of George Orwell’s Masterpiece by D.J. Taylor
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Books about Bks.
From the author of the definitive biography of George Orwell, a captivating account of the origin and enduring power of his landmark dystopian novel Since its publication nearly 70 years ago, George Orwell’s 1984 has been regarded as one of the most influential novels of the modern age. Politicians have ...Show more
Orwell: The Life by D.J. Taylor
Category: Biography
Winner of the Whitbread Biography Award 2003. "Taylor's book has the unmistakeable depth of flavour that comes from long, slow, careful cooking...pithy and fascinating" Jan Dalley, Financial Times
Orwell: The New Life by D.J. Taylor
Category: Biography
Over seventy years since his premature death, George Orwell (1903-50) has become one of the most significant figures in western literature. His two dystopian masterpieces, Animal Farm (1945) and Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) have together sold over 40 million copies. Even now, he continues to exert a deci ...Show more