Keeping Our Little Corner Clean: 1942 - 1943

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George Orwell writing to his friend concluded that whilst working at the BBC he had "kept our corner of it fairly clean". This book covers some of the work Orwell contributed to while at the BBC, as well as his reviews and publications. In addition to the magazine programme "Voice", Orwell developed the "Open University" type broadcasts by distinguished speakers on texts set for Bombay and Calcutta university degrees. He enlisted speakers such as E.M. Forster, T.S. Eliot and Joseph Needham, and the broadcasts were backed up by publications printed in India for university students. Some of Orwell's scripts, such as his "Imaginary Interview with Joanathan Swift" pose difficult textual problems and these are examined and annotated.

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One of the great triumphs of 20th-century publishing -- D J Taylor * Independent *
A scholarly edition of world class -- Bernard Crick * New Statesman *

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Eric Arthur Blair - better known as George Orwell - was born on 25 June 1903 in Bengal. He was educated at Eton and then served with the Indian Imperial Police in Burma. He lived in Paris for two years, and then returned to England where he worked as a private tutor, schoolteacher and bookshop assistant. He fought on the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War and was wounded in the throat. During the Second World War he served as Talks Producer for the Indian Service of the BBC and then joined Tribune as its literary editor. He died in London in January 1950. Eric Arthur Blair - better known as George Orwell - was born on 25 June 1903 in Bengal. He was educated at Eton and then served with the Indian Imperial Police in Burma. He lived in Paris for two years, and then returned to England where he worked as a private tutor, schoolteacher and bookshop assistant. He fought on the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War and was wounded in the throat. During the Second World War he served as Talks Producer for the Indian Service of the BBC and then joined Tribune as its literary editor. He died in London in January 1950.