The Resource Facing unpleasant facts : narrative essays, George Orwell ; compiled and with an introduction by George Packer
Facing unpleasant facts : narrative essays, George Orwell ; compiled and with an introduction by George Packer
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- Summary
- Honoring the author's mastery of the essay form, brings together such classic works as "Shooting an Elephant" with passages from his wartime diary and lesser-known journalistic pieces that weave together the personal and political in studies of his boyhood in an English boarding school and his experiences during the Spanish Civil War
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st Mariner books ed.
- Extent
- xxviii, 308 pages
- Contents
-
- The spike
- Clink
- A hanging
- Shooting an elephant
- Bookshop memories
- Marrakech
- My country right or left
- War-time diary
- England your England
- Dear Doktor Goebbels, your British friends are feeding fine!
- Looking back on the Spanish war
- As I please, 1
- As I please, 2
- As I please, 3
- As I please, 16
- Revenge is sour
- The case for the open fire
- The sporting spirit
- In defence of English cooking
- A nice cup of tea
- The moon under water
- In front of your nose
- Some thoughts on the common toad
- A good word for the vicar of Bray
- Why I write
- How the poor die
- Such, such were the joys
- Isbn
- 9780156033138
- Label
- Facing unpleasant facts : narrative essays
- Title
- Facing unpleasant facts
- Title remainder
- narrative essays
- Statement of responsibility
- George Orwell ; compiled and with an introduction by George Packer
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Honoring the author's mastery of the essay form, brings together such classic works as "Shooting an Elephant" with passages from his wartime diary and lesser-known journalistic pieces that weave together the personal and political in studies of his boyhood in an English boarding school and his experiences during the Spanish Civil War
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1903-1950
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Orwell, George
- Dewey number
- 824/.912
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PR6029.R8
- LC item number
- F33 2008
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1960-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Packer, George
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
- English essays
- Label
- Facing unpleasant facts : narrative essays, George Orwell ; compiled and with an introduction by George Packer
- Bar code
- 31223125329384
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 296-308)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The spike -- Clink -- A hanging -- Shooting an elephant -- Bookshop memories -- Marrakech -- My country right or left -- War-time diary -- England your England -- Dear Doktor Goebbels, your British friends are feeding fine! -- Looking back on the Spanish war -- As I please, 1 -- As I please, 2 -- As I please, 3 -- As I please, 16 -- Revenge is sour -- The case for the open fire -- The sporting spirit -- In defence of English cooking -- A nice cup of tea -- The moon under water -- In front of your nose -- Some thoughts on the common toad -- A good word for the vicar of Bray -- Why I write -- How the poor die -- Such, such were the joys
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- 1st Mariner books ed.
- Extent
- xxviii, 308 pages
- Isbn
- 9780156033138
- Lccn
- 2009464993
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- bro-copy20180301-091
- System control number
- (OCoLC)313657952
- Label
- Facing unpleasant facts : narrative essays, George Orwell ; compiled and with an introduction by George Packer
- Bar code
- 31223125329384
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 296-308)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The spike -- Clink -- A hanging -- Shooting an elephant -- Bookshop memories -- Marrakech -- My country right or left -- War-time diary -- England your England -- Dear Doktor Goebbels, your British friends are feeding fine! -- Looking back on the Spanish war -- As I please, 1 -- As I please, 2 -- As I please, 3 -- As I please, 16 -- Revenge is sour -- The case for the open fire -- The sporting spirit -- In defence of English cooking -- A nice cup of tea -- The moon under water -- In front of your nose -- Some thoughts on the common toad -- A good word for the vicar of Bray -- Why I write -- How the poor die -- Such, such were the joys
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- 1st Mariner books ed.
- Extent
- xxviii, 308 pages
- Isbn
- 9780156033138
- Lccn
- 2009464993
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- bro-copy20180301-091
- System control number
- (OCoLC)313657952
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