Victor Gollancz

Author : Ruth Dudley Edwards
Publisher : Faber & Faber
ISBN 13 : 0571294804
Total Pages : 712 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Victor Gollancz written by Ruth Dudley Edwards and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2012-04-17 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Victor Gollancz was a teacher, publisher, author and campaigner who spent his life passionately trying to make people see the truth as he saw it. If it's as a publisher that he is remembered above all, nonetheless in many ways he epitomised the social conscience of the mid-twentieth century: he founded the Left Book Club, Save Europe Now and the Campaign Against Capital Punishment. For this biography, first published in 1987, Ruth Dudley Edwards had access to all the Gollancz family and firm papers, and produced an honest, searching work which not only reveals an extraordinary man but throws light on many of the political and social events of his times. 'Frequently gripping and always readable.' John Gross, Observer 'Consistently enthralling and a brilliant achievement.' Hilary Rubinstein, Spectator 'One of the fullest and richest portraits of a contemporary individual we have had.' Anthony Curtis, Financial Times 'I would trust anyone's life to Ruth Dudley Edwards.' Terence De Vere White, Irish Times

Author : Victor Gollancz
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781013479069
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book In Darkest Germany written by Victor Gollancz and published by Hassell Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : George Orwell
Publisher : Modernista
ISBN 13 : 9180948650
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The Road to Wigan Pier written by George Orwell and published by Modernista. This book was released on 2024-04-26 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Orwell provides a vivid and unflinching portrayal of working-class life in Northern England during the 1930s. Through his own experiences and meticulous investigative reporting, Orwell exposes the harsh living conditions, poverty, and social injustices faced by coal miners and other industrial workers in the region. He documents their struggles with unemployment, poor housing, and inadequate healthcare, as well as the pervasive sense of hopelessness and despair that permeates their lives. In the second half of the The Road to Wigan Pier Orwell delves into the complexities of political ideology, as he grapples with the shortcomings of both socialism and capitalism in addressing the needs of the working class. GEORGE ORWELL was born in India in 1903 and passed away in London in 1950. As a journalist, critic, and author, he was a sharp commentator on his era and its political conditions and consequences.

Author : Victor Gollancz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 680 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book From Darkness to Light written by Victor Gollancz and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Victor Gollancz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781494119577
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Man and God written by Victor Gollancz and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a new release of the original 1951 edition.

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book A year of grace written by and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Edward Palmer Thompson
Publisher : IICA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 866 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The Making of the English Working Class written by Edward Palmer Thompson and published by IICA. This book was released on 1964 with total page 866 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This account of artisan and working-class society in its formative years, 1780 to 1832, adds an important dimension to our understanding of the nineteenth century. E.P. Thompson shows how the working class took part in its own making and re-creates the whole life experience of people who suffered loss of status and freedom, who underwent degradation and who yet created a culture and political consciousness of great vitality.

Author : Vera Brittain
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780140188448
Total Pages : 676 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Testament of Youth written by Vera Brittain and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1994 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An autobiographical account of a young nurse's involvement in World War I

Author : J. B. Haldane
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1447497333
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book A.R.P - Air Raid Precautions written by J. B. Haldane and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-04-16 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1938, this fascinating book was 'intended for the ordinary citizen, the sort of man or woman who is going to be killed if Britain is raided again from the air'. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Contents Include : The Technique of Mass Murder The History of Air Bombing Keeping Bombers Away The Government's Precautionary Measures Further Government Schemes Protection Against High Explosive Bombs Evacuation An A.R.P. Scheme Giving Complete Protection The Political Aspect of A.R.P Summary Appendices Poisonous Gases and Smokes Gas Masks and Gas Proof Bags For Babies Calculations Regarding Leakage Into and Out of Rooms Gas Proof Boxes Bibliography Recent Developments

Author : George Orwell
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0241281954
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book George Orwell: A Life in Letters written by George Orwell and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2016-08-25 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Personal as well as political, Orwell's letters offer a fascinating window into the mind of a phenomenal man. We are privy to snatched glimpses of his family life: his son Richard's developing teeth, the death of his wife Eileen, and his own illness. Candid portraits of Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War, his opinions on bayonets, and on the chaining of German prisoners display his magnificent talent as a political writer, and letters to friends and his publisher provide a unique insight into the development and publication of some of the most important novels in the English language. A Life in Letters features previously unpublished material, including letters which shed new light on a love that would haunt him for his whole life, as well as revealing the inspiration for some of his most famous characters. Presented for the first time in a dedicated volume, this selection of Orwell's letters is an indispensible companion to his diaries.