Diaries / George Orwell ; edited by Peter Davison ; introduction by Christopher Hitchens.

Author/creator Orwell, George
Other author Davison, Peter, 1926-2022 editor.
Other author Hitchens, Christopher author of introduction, etc.
Format Book
Edition1st American ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Liveright Pub. Corp., 2012.
Descriptionxxi, 597 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Subjects
Orwell, George, 1903-1950--Diaries.

Contents Hop-picking diary, August 25,1931-October 8, 1931 -- The road to Wigan Pier diary, January 31, 1936-March 15, 1936 -- Domestic diary volume I, August 9, 1938-March 28, 1939, intercalated with Morocco diary, September 7, 1938-March 28, 1939 ; Marrakech notebook ; Domestic diary volume 1, continued, April 10,1939-May 26, 1939 -- Domestic diary volume II, May 27, 1939-August 31, 1939, intercalated with Diary of events leading up to the war, July 2, 1939-September 3, 1939 ; Domestic diary volume II, continued, September 5, 1939-April 29, 1940 -- War-time diary, May 28, 1940-August 28, 1941 -- Second war-time diary, March 14, 1942-November 15, 1942 -- The Jura diaries: Domestic diary volume III, May 7, 1946-January 5, 1947 ; Domestic diary volume IV, April 12, 1947-September 11, 1947 ; Domestic diary volume V, September 12, 1947-October 29, 1947 ; Summary of Avril's entries, December 27,1947-May 10, 1948 -- Relevant entries from Orwell's notebooks, c. February 20, 1948-May 21, 1948 -- Domestic diary volume V, July 31, 1948-December 24, 1948 -- Relevant entries from last literary notebook, March 21, 1949-September 1949.
Abstract George Orwell was an inveterate keeper of diaries. Eleven diaries are presented here covering the period 1931-1949 from his early years as a writer up to his last literary notebook.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2012009895
ISBN9780871404107 (hardcover)
ISBN0871404109 (hardcover)

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