Details Orwell's attempts to change working-class consciousness, and considers if his attitude towards the working class was romantic, realistic or patronising – or all three at different times. Also looks at Orwell's views on the Soviet Union and the Labour Party, and examines his changing views on the Second World War, from his opposition to Britain entering the war to his later condemnations of pacifism.
John Newsinger. Pluto Press, 2018.
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