Products by George Orwell

Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party.

Explores 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.

Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth in London, chief city of Airstrip One. Big Brother stares out from every poster, the Thought Police uncover every act of betrayal. When Winston finds love with Julia, he discovers that life does not have to be dull and deadening, and awakens to new possibilities.

Mr Jones of Manor Farm is so lazy that one day he forgets to feed his livestock. The ensuing rebellion under the leadership of the pigs Napoleon and Wellington leads to the animals taking over the farm. Vowing to eliminate the terrible inequities of the farmyard. But as time passes, the ideals of the rebellion are corrupted, then forgotten.

When the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm overthrow their master Mr Jones and take over the farm themselves, they imagine it is the beginning of a life of freedom and equality. But gradually a cunning, ruthless elite among them, masterminded by the pigs Napoleon and Snowball, starts to take control.

Presents an account of the author's observations of working-class life in the bleak industrial heartlands of Yorkshire and Lancashire in the 1930s. It provides descriptions of social injustice, cramped slum housing, dangerous mining conditions, squalor, hunger and growing unemployment.

A satire on totalitarianism.

Meet Bozo, a star-gazing pavement artist, and Boris the starving Russian, and enter the vile Hotel X, with its mean patron. Discover this and more in the young Orwell's memoir of his time among the desperately poor of Paris and London.

This is Orwell's record of a period in the late 1920s when he lived among the tramps of London and Paris. He exposes a shocking, previously hidden world to readers and gives poverty a human face. The book attempts to offer insights, rather than solutions.

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Presents a symbol of the horrors of totalitarianism. This book tells the story of Winston Smith's fight against the all-pervading party.

Presents a tragic fable where the animals drive out Mr Jones and attempt to run the farm themselves.

Contains the novels of the author including, Animal Farm , Burmese Days , A Clergyman's Daughter , Coming up for Air , Keep the Aspidistra Flying and Nineteen Eighty-Four .

Whethre puncturing the lies of politicians, wittily dissecting the English character or telling unpalatable truths about war, Orwell's timeless, uncompromising essays are more relevant, entertaining and essential than ever in today's era of spin.

Describes the hopes and cynical betrayals of the author's experiences as a militiaman in the Spanish Civil War.

The Heinemann Plays series offers contemporary drama and classic plays in durable classroom editions. Many have large casts and an equal mix of boy and girl parts. This dramatization of George Orwell's Animal Farm comes with lyrics by Adrian Mitchell and music by Richard Peaslee.

A memoir of the author's time among the desperately poor and destitute in London and Paris. It describes the underworld of society. It documents a world of unrelenting drudgery and squalor.

Contains essays, reviews and articles which illuminate the life and work of a man who created a literary manner from the process of thinking aloud and who elevated political writing to an art.

This edition of the poetry of Rudyard Kipling contains all of his verse. His poetry uses many rhythms and popular forms of speech, ranging from dramatic monologues to extended ballads. Often mistakenly branded as a fascist, Kipling's attitudes changed over the years, revealing a darker side.

Years in insurance and marriage to the joyless Hilda have been no more than death in life to George Bowling. This and fear of another war take his mind back to the peace of his childhood in a small country town. But his return journey to Lower Binfield brings complete disillusionment.