Shooting an Elephant
Shooting an Elephant was the first piece of writing by George Orwell to be published by Penguin, in 1940. It is a searing and honest account of his experience as a police officer in imperial Burma: killing an escaped elephant in front of a crowd, solely to avoid looking like a fool.
- Publisher: Penguin Classics UK
- Publication date: 07/01/2021
- ISBN: 9780241515006
- Page extent: 48
- Format: Paperback
- Dimensions: 181 mm x 112 mm
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