| Contents |
Prologue: ‘Ownlife, it was called, meaning individualism and eccentricity’ -- Orwell and the culture wars -- How to be yourself(or not): Orwell’s early novels -- The expression on a human face -- Individualism, liberty, socialism -- Part I: Orwell’s socialism -- Before Orwell; before socialism: A tory anarchist? -- The birth of George Orwell’s socialism -- The development of Orwell’s socialism -- Part II: Orwell and freedom of thought -- From Eric Blair to George Orwell: Englishness and freedom -- Libel, obscenity and politics: Orwell’s early experience of censorship -- All propaganda is lies’: Orwell, BBC propaganda and intellectual responsibility -- Writing for freedom: Tribune, Animal Farm and free speech -- Activist for intellectual freedom: (I) The Freedom Defence Committee -- Activist for intellectual freedom: (II) The league for the dignity and rights of man -- Propaganda again: Orwell, his list and the Information Research Department (IRD) -- Freedom and truth: Nineteen Eighty-Four. |
| Abstract |
"A portrait of George Orwell that gives centre-stage to his deep commitment to freedom of speech and thought, and to speaking truth to power"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Burgess, Glenn, 1961- George Orwell's perverse humanity New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2023 9781501394676 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2022045298 |
| ISBN | 9781501394669 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1501394665 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781501394652 paperback |
| ISBN | 1501394657 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic book |
