Essays and articles by Orwell on politics, society, and other… demons. Undoubtedly, a saint should avoid things like alcohol, smoking, and so on, but on the other hand, a person should also avoid things like saintliness.

We have chosen ten characteristic essays and articles by George Orwell and included them in this brand new edition of the Select series! It is reassuring to read about events that feel familiar and crucial even though they happened over eighty years ago – often under the threatening shadow of the fascism that was spreading across Europe – as seen and recorded by George Orwell.

This means: intelligence in observation, insight, empathy (even though the term was not as recognized in his time), a constant awareness of social and racial inequality, and a deep intolerance towards the practices of totalitarianism.

However, beyond social sensitivity and enlightening prose, the ten articles and essays on politics, society, and literature included here emphatically reflect Orwell's refusal to be trapped in trendy dogmas or in ideas he had transcended long before his time, even when he writes about a dreamlike pub called… Submarine Moon.