The Greatest Works of George Orwell

About the Book

“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” A man of vociferous opinions, George Orwell took the publishing world by storm with his works. He was ranked second in the list of ‘The 50 greatest British writers since 1945’ by The Times in 2008, and continues to remain one of the most remarkable writers of the twentieth century. This edition brings together Orwell’s three masterpieces: Down and Out in Paris and London (1933), Animal Farm (1945), and 1984 (1949). The works have never gone out of print and continue to remain influential.

About the Author
George Orwell, born as Eric Arthur Blair on June 25, 1903 in Bihar, India, was a much-respected English novelist, political author, and journalist who wrote some of the finest pieces in literary criticism, poetry, fiction, and polemical journalism. Orwell’s work is known for its simplicity, astuteness, and wit, and he wrote with great cleverness on subjects such as anti-fascism, democratic socialism, totalitarianism, and the anti-Stalinist left. His best works include Down and Out in Paris and London, Animal Farm, Nineteen Eighty Four, and Homage to Catalonia. Orwell died at the age of forty-six in 1950.