A Selection From the Discourses of Epictetus with the Enchiridion [hardcover] George Orwell
Eric Arthur Blair, Better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic. His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to totalitarianism, and support of democratic socialism.
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