In the twilight years of the British Empire in Burma, bigotry and corruption are the order of the day.

When the timber...

'We are living in a world in which nobody is free, in which hardly anybody is secure, in which it is almost impossible to be...

'Above all, there was a belief in the revolution and the future, a feeling of having suddenly emerged into an era of equality and...

Under the watchful eye of her overbearing father, Dorothy takes care of the practical side of running a parish, from organising...

Gordon Comstock is a man in thrall to his principles. He believes that money lies at the heart of all society's evils, so he...

Insurance salesman George Bowling takes a day off work to pick up a new set of teeth. He's had a win at the races. Life should be...

Revolution is in the air at Manor Farm after old Major, a prize boar, tells the other animals about his dream of freedom and...

Arguably the 20th-century's most famous novel, 1984 is a dystopian study of political tyranny, mind control, paranoia and secret...