Shooting an elephant

Shooting an Elephant' is George Orwell's harrowing and excruciatingly honest account of his time as a police officer in imperial Burma where he was forced to kill a fugitive elephant in front of a crowd'solely to avoid looking a fool.' Classics like 'My Country Right or Left' 'How the Poor Die' and 'Such Such were the Joys' his memoir of the horrors of public school as well as discussions of Shakespeare sleeping rough boys' weeklies and a spirited defence of English cooking are among the other masterful essays in this collection. Opinionated outspoken controversial and tremendously entertaining Orwell's writings demonstrate his singular ability to get to the heart of any issue.