In a society in which there is no law, and in theory no compulsion, the only arbiter of behaviour is public opinion. But public opinion,...

He is pouring his immortal spirit down the drain, half a pint at a time. (Confessions of a Book Reviewer,1946)...

He is pouring his immortal spirit down the drain, half a pint at a time. (Confessions of a Book Reviewer,1946)...

Even in the most sordid street the coming of spring will register itself by some sign or other, if it is only a brighter blue between the...

Even in the most sordid street the coming of spring will register itself by some sign or other, if it is only a brighter blue between the...

Good prose is like a windowpane. (Why I Write, 1946) ［高橋の視点］ オーウェルはこの文章で何を伝えたかったのだろうか？窓ガラスは透明である。良い文章というのは読者に明確にメッセージが伝わる。曇っていてはいい文章とは言えな...

Good prose is like a windowpane. (Why I write, 1946) 良い散文とは窓ガラスのようなものだ。 アメリカの高校生が今でも読んでいるというオーウェルのエッセイ、Why I Writeからの一文。...

No doubt alcohol, tobacco and so forth are things that a saint must avoid, but sainthood is also a thing that human beings must avoid....

The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection, that one is sometimes willing to commit sins for the sake of loyalty,...