On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 1:40 PM, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> it's called Shooting An Elephant. Very good essay. Back in the 70s you > could get a 4-volume set of his collected essays, journalism and > letters, which I had. I was a teenager at the time and I can't even > begin to describe how important an influence on me those volumes were. > They have also been very important politically in Britain, and > particularly in England. To me his political thought is socialism at > its very best, with a particularly English flavour. Revolution with a > teapot. almost the same story here. was around 18 when i first read him in the early eighties and he was an important influence. of course when one is 18, almost every other thing you stumble across seems earth-shattering, but orwell has retained his appeal down the years. are his works (the essays) out of print? regards, subash -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
