Books v. Cigarettes: George Orwell (Penguin Great Ideas) [2008] mass_market SCFIC She escapes to inter-war Paris

She escapes to inter-war Paris

fearful and backward

'You'd be crazy not to read this book' The Sunday Times

'I had an unrelentingly pleasurable and thrilling for-God's-sake-tell-me-what-happened sensation in my stomach for the entire read

and Nargis's husband

Books v. Cigarettes: George Orwell (Penguin Great Ideas) [2008] mass_market SCFIC She escapes to inter-war ParisBeginning with a dilemma about whether he spends more money on reading or smoking, George Orwell's entertaining and uncompromising essays go on to explore 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.