Books v. Cigarettes

Books v. Cigarettes

Pages

126

Rating

3.85

Year

1946

Description

Beginning with a dilemma about whether he spends more money on reading or smoking, George Orwell's entertaining and uncompromising essays go on to explore everything from the perils of second-hand bookshops to the dubious profession of being a critic, from freedom of the press to what patriotism really means.