Some Thoughts on the Common Toad

In this collection of eight witty and sharply written essays, Orwell looks at, among others, the joys of spring (even in London), the picture of humanity painted by Gulliver and his travels, and the strange benefit of the doubt that the public permit Salvador Dali. Also included here are a mouth-watering essay on the delights of English Cooking and a shocking account of killing an elephant in Burma. "Great Ideas": throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.

ISBN 0141191279   Pages 128 ISBN13 9780141191270 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 81 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd   Published in London Imprint Penguin Classics   Series title Penguin Great Ideas Format Paperback   Height (mm) 181 Publication date 26 Aug 2010   Width (mm) 111 DEWEY 824.912   Spine width (mm) 7 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level General

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