Penguin Modern Classics: Seeing Things As They Are: Selected Journalism And Other Writings

Introduction by Peter Davison

‘The first thing we ask of a writer is that he shan’t tell lies’

George Orwell wrote, in his words, from ‘a desire to see things as they are’. This new collection of his journalism and other writings, including articles, essays, broadcasts, poems, book and film reviews from across his career, shows his unmatched genius for observing the world. Whether discussing Polish immigration or Scottish independence, railing against racism, defending the English language or holding an imaginary conversation with Jonathan Swift, these pieces reveal a clear-eyed, entertaining and eternally relevant chronicler of his age.