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Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. Eric arthur blair 19031950, better known by his penname, george orwell, was born in india, where his father worked for the civil service. Literary burmese days by george orwell mobileread forums. It draws on his experiences serving in the indian imperial police in burma some preliminary sketches survive on government of burma paper. First published in 1934, burmese days received a mixed reaction from the press, simultaneously lauded and criticized for its unflinching portrayal of. Animal farm by george orwell ebook epubpdfprcmobiazw3.
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