A friend of the British writer portrays Orwell's personality and examines the influence of personal experience on Orwell's novels

Essays analyze the concept of totalitarianism in George Orwell's novel, 1984, and examine the political issues raised by the book.

Essays analyze the concept of totalitarianism in George Orwell's novel, 1984, and examine the political issues raised by the book.

One hundred years after the publication of Looking Backward, Bellamy remains a controversial figure in American literary and social history. The collection of essays in this volume, commemorating the novel's appearance in 1888, attests to his continued importance.