George Orwell: A Life in Letters (Penguin Modern Classics)

Provides an insight into the development and publication of some of the most important novels in the English language. This title features letters which sheds light on a love that would haunt him for his whole life, as well as revealing the inspiration for some of his most famous characters.

Reviews

Arouses your warmest sympathy * Daily Mail *
A Life in Letters contains nearly everything a reader new to Orwell needs to know about him -- DJ Taylor * New Statesman *
'Mr Davison's new edition of the letters is compelling...unlike a conventional biography, the character of the subject comes through undiluted.' * Sunday Telegraph *
'This is the authentic Orwell voice: wonderfully clear and fresh and forthright' * Mail on Sunday *
'the best single-volume selection we could hope for' * Sunday Times *
'Orwell: A Life in Letters should take its place beside the five major biographies ... as an indepsensible resource for understanding George Orwell and his times.' * John Rodden *