Description
Product ID: | 9780141191263 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | Penguin Great Ideas |
Title: | Decline of the English Murder |
Authors: | Author: George Orwell |
Page Count: | 128 |
Subjects: | Literary essays, Literary essays |
Description: | Select Guide Rating In these timeless and witty essays George Orwell explores the English love of reading about a good murder in the papers (and laments the passing of the heyday of the 'perfect' murder involving class, sex and poisoning), as well as unfolding his trenchant views on everything from boys' weeklies to naughty seaside postcards. In these timeless and witty essays George Orwell explores the English love of reading about a good murder in the papers (and laments the passing of the heyday of the ''perfect'' murder involving class, sex and poisoning), as well as unfolding his trenchant views on everything from boys'' weeklies to naughty seaside postcards. |
Imprint Name: | Penguin Classics |
Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2009-08-27 |