Decline of the English Murder
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Decline of the English Murder

by George Orwell

Publisher
Penguin UK
Pages
192
Language
English
Published
1965

Overview

In these timeless and witty essays George Orwell explores the English love of reading about a good murder in the papers (and lament the passing of the heyday of the 'perfect' murder involving class, sex and poisoning), as well as unfolding his trenchant views on everything from boys' weeklies and naughty seaside postcards to being arrested in East End.

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