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In these timeless and witty essays George Orwell explores the English love of reading about a good murder in the papers (and laments 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 to naughty seaside postcards.

Decline of the English Murder

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      Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
      Publication Date: 27/08/2009
      ISBN13: 9780141191263, 978-0141191263
      ISBN10: 0141191260
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      Book Synopsis
      In these timeless and witty essays George Orwell explores the English love of reading about a good murder in the papers (and laments 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 to naughty seaside postcards.

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