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Books V. Cigarettes

Between 1936 and 1952, a collection of essays was published in several periodicals. George Orwell's entertaining and uncompromising essays begin with a quandary about whether he should spend more money on reading or smoking, and go on to explore everything from the dangers of second-hand bookshops to the dubious profession of being a critic, from press freedom to what patriotism really means.