We love to read writers when they write about writing. Whether it is George Orwell’s Why I Write, Stephen King On Writing,…
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George Orwell
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Today, Wednesday 25 June, was George Orwell’s birthday. While always unlikely that someone with a love of such strong tobacco would make…
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Books have gone into and out of boxes this year, with the weight restrictions of international travel making it easier to borrow…
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Breasts. Some of us have them. Do you have them? How often do you think about them? (You may answer this…
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Monday 21 January was designated by someone as Orwell Day, in commemoration of the anniversary of the writer’s death. the ‘Classic’ editions…
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I have been reading the rather excellent ‘P. G. Wodehouse: A Life in Letters’, edited by Sophie Ratcliffe. It is full of…
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I discovered a collection of essays by George Orwell on Project Gutenberg Australia this morning, some familiar and some new to me,…
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Today is VJ Day (in Japan and the UK, the US marks the anniversary on 14 August due to time zones). Unlike…
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I have a confession to make. I’m not in this picture. You say you want a revolution, well you know, we…
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atIt may not surprise you to learn that I was a voracious reader as a kid, with a book addiction far beyond…
