The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius

Author(s): George Orwell

Critical Thinking

England is the most class-ridden country under the sun. It is a land of snobbery and privilege, ruled largely by the old and the silly'

This is the most powerful portrait of England - and why it must change - ever written. Composed as bombs were falling over London at the height of the blitz, it remains as radical, witty and crucial today as it was in 1941.

The Lion and the Unicorn
was written in London during the worst period of the Blitz. It is vintage Orwell, a dynamic outline of his belief in socialism, patriotism and an English revolution. His fullest political statement, it has been described as 'one of the most moving and incisive portraits of the English character' and is as relevant now as it ever has been.


Product Information

Eric Arthur Blair (1903-1950), better known by his pen-name, George Orwell, was born in India, where his father worked for the Civil Service. An author and journalist, Orwell was one of the most prominent and influential figures in twentieth-century literature. His unique political allegory Animal Farm was published in 1945, and it was this novel, together with the dystopia of Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), which brought him world-wide fame. His novels and non-fiction include Burmese Days, Down and Out in Paris and London, The Road to Wigan Pier and Homage to Catalonia.

General Fields

  • : 9780241315682
  • : Penguin Books, Limited
  • : Penguin Books, Limited
  • : 0.084
  • : December 2017
  • : 198mm X 129mm X 5mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : April 2018
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : George Orwell
  • : Paperback
  • : 1
  • : English
  • : 335.00941
  • : 128
  • : JPFF