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If you want to get a sense of Orwell's writings about poverty, but you're not sure you want a whole book, try his essay "The Spike." It's available in Shooting
by telemachos 16y ago
If you want to get a sense of Orwell's writings about poverty, but you're not sure you want a whole book, try his essay "The Spike." It's available in Shooting an Elephant and Other Essays, as well as in many other collections or selections of his essays. You can also find it online:
http://books.google.com/books?id=WREtVBBT9lEC&lpg=PA1&dq=george%20orwell%20%22the%20spike%22&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q=george%20orwell%20%22the%20spike%22&f=false http://books.google.com/books?id=WREtVBBT9lEC&lpg=PA1... (changed link to Google books; removed short link)
- sp332 16y agoDon't use URL shorteners here. http://books.google.com/books?id=WREtVBBT9lEC&lpg=PA1&dq=george%20orwell%20%22the%20spike%22&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q=george%20orwell%20%22the%20spike%22&f=false http://books.google.com/books?id=WREtVBBT9lEC&lpg=PA1...
- telemachos 16y agoI'm curious: is that a personal preference or a convention of the site? I don't think I've noticed it one way or the other.
- sp332 16y agoAh, sorry for being brusque. It's a convention here. http://searchyc.com/comments/use+URL+shorteners http://searchyc.com/comments/use+URL+shorteners
- telemachos 16y agoNo worries about the tone, which was fine. I just wanted to know. Thanks for the link.