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Books V. Cigarettes (Penguin Great Ideas)
George Orwell

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Books V. Cigarettes (Penguin Great Ideas)

Penguin (7 Aug 2008)
9780141036618
| Paperback
144 pages | 110 x 178 mm | English
$ 4.99 | Value: $ 4.99
Dewey 824.912

Subject

  • English Essays
  • Fiction / General
  • Literary Collections / Essays
  • Literary Criticism / General

Plot

Beginning with a dilemma about whether he spends more money on reading or smoking, George Orwell's entertaining and uncompromising essays go on to explore everything from the perils of second-hand bookshops to the dubious profession of being a critic, from freedom of the press to what patriotism really means.