I thought the politics behind the book’s publication were interesting.
By the time when it came to be written it was obvious that there would be great difficulty in getting it published…it was refused by four publishers…One publisher actually started by accepting the book, but after making the preliminary arrangements he decided to consult the Ministry of Information, who appear to have warned him, or at any rate strongly advised him, against publishing it.
George Orwell goes on to explain how people worried
about publishing something of that controversial nature. A few years later Orwell published 1984. Freedom
of the press. I’m glad we have these books to remind us that it’s righteous and
humane to speak controversial things especially at the worst (or best?) time.
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