As I Please 1943-1945 (The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters of George Orwell, Vol 3) cover

As I Please 1943-1945 (The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters of George Orwell, Vol 3)

by George Orwell

Featuring the column Orwell wrote for the Socialist weekly Tribune (where he was the literary editor), As I Please also includes Orwell's spirited defense of English cooking, notes on the perfect cup of tea, and accounts of the difficulties with - and ultimate success of - Animal Farm.

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