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As I Please

Orwell explores gullibility, absurdities of New Year's Honours, and the spark for his socialist outlook. Read by Clive Merrison.

In this final selection of pieces, Orwell explores gullibility in modern society, ridicules the absurdities of the New Year's Honours List, and recalls a minor incident from his youth which helped to form his socialist outlook.

Reader: Clive Merrison

Producer: David Jackson Young

First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in June 2003.

15 minutes

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Sat 1 Feb 2020 02:45

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