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Decline Of The English Murder and Other Essays

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In these timeless and witty essays George Orwell explores the English love of reading about a good murder in the papers (and lament the passing of the heyday of the 'perfect' murder involving class, sex and poisoning), as well as unfolding his trenchant views on everything from boys' weeklies and naughty seaside postcards to being arrested in East End.

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Decline Of The English Murder and Other Essays, George Orwell

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1965
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Title
Decline Of The English Murder and Other Essays
Language
English
Released
1965
Format
Paperback
Pages
188
ISBN10
014002297X
ISBN13
9780140022971
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First published
1946
Original title
Decline of the English Murder
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In these timeless and witty essays George Orwell explores the English love of reading about a good murder in the papers (and lament the passing of the heyday of the 'perfect' murder involving class, sex and poisoning), as well as unfolding his trenchant views on everything from boys' weeklies and naughty seaside postcards to being arrested in East End.