Publisher's Synopsis
Editorial
Boom times for the Orwell Industry: A cause for celebration - by Richard Lance Keeble
Papers
- George Orwell and Somerset Maugham: A comparative study - by Hassan Akram
- BBC transcript found: 'The meaning of scorched earth' - by Darcy Moore
Article
- Eileen, '1984' and Nineteen Eighty-Four - by John Rodden
Interview
- George Orwell Studies book reviews' editor Megan Faragher speaks with D.J. Taylor about his latest book, Orwell: The New Life
Book Reviews
Douglas Kerr on Beasts of England, by Adam Biles; Mir Ali Hosseini on The Socialist Patriot: George Orwell and War, by Peter Stansky; John Newsinger on The Never End: The Other Orwell, the Cold War, the CIA, MI6 and the Origin of Animal Farm, by John Reed; Richard Lance Keeble on Polymath: The Life and Professions of Dr Alex Comfort, Author of The Joy of Sex, by Eric Laursen; Megan Faragher on George Orwell: The Ethics of Equality, by Peter Brian Barry
Review Essay
- Wifedom: Fundamentally Flawed - by Richard Lance Keeble
And Finally
A new, lively, gossipy column by the appropriately anonymous New Pitcher to intrigue and entertain Orwellians
