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Books v Cigarettes

By: George Orwell
Narrated by: Peter Noble
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Books v Cigarettes is a funny and irreverent essay comparing the costs of reading to other forms of recreation including smoking.

Originating from the experience of an editor friend who was firewatching during the Second World War, who was told by factory workers that they had no interest in literature because they could not afford books, the essay first appeared in Tribune in 1946.

Public Domain (P)2021 SNR Audio
Essays Literary History & Criticism Nonfiction Smoking Tobacco Witty Funny

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