{"product_id":"orwell-two-guinea-pigs-a-tim-dalgleish-9781519755537","title":"Orwell, Two Guinea Pigs, a Cat and a Goat and other essays","description":"\u003cb\u003eOrwell, Two Guinea Pigs, a Cat and a Goat and Other Essays\u003c\/b\u003e is a collection of diverse literary and historical pieces by \u003cb\u003eactor Tim Dalgleish\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eThe title essay offers a brief, personal reflection on \u003cb\u003eGeorge Orwell\u003c\/b\u003e - his poetry, his time being taught by \u003cb\u003eAldous Huxley\u003c\/b\u003e, his years in Paris, and his ability to sit and read quietly on family outings in a crowded car, in the company of two guinea pigs, a cat, a baby, rugs, holiday paraphernalia and a poorly goat.\u003cbr\u003eAround this, the book ranges widely across history, politics and culture. Essays include: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGavrilo Princip\u003c\/b\u003e, the teenager who started the Great War\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy the \u003cb\u003eDark Ages\u003c\/b\u003e were so dark\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eJungian psychology\u003c\/b\u003e behind hoaxing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy \u003cb\u003eThomas Paine\u003c\/b\u003e was \"the greatest Englishman ever\" and how he influenced the American and French Revolutions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn in-depth look at the forgotten kingdom of \u003cb\u003eAlt Clut\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe connection between \u003cb\u003eJames Cagney\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eJean-Paul Belmondo\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe dubious role of \u003cb\u003eJacob Gens\u003c\/b\u003e in the Vilna Ghetto during World War II\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow \u003cb\u003eIan Fleming\u003c\/b\u003e was involved in one of the greatest military operations of that war\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflections on \u003cb\u003eMahatma Gandhi, Oscar Wilde, George Washington, Bram Stoker, W. B. Yeats, Tony Benn, the Ku Klux Klan\u003c\/b\u003e, and more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eTim Dalgleish's previous work includes \u003cb\u003ePlaying Macbeth: An Actor's Journey into the Role\u003c\/b\u003e, described by readers as \"a fantastic insider's account\" and \"insightful, entertaining... beautiful language, authentic and alive,\" with five-star reviews on Amazon, Audible and Reader's Favorite.\u003cbr\u003eFor readers who enjoy \u003cb\u003eliterary essays, modern history, political thought and cultural criticism\u003c\/b\u003e, this collection offers an engaging, wide-ranging set of pieces that move between the intimate, the analytical and the unexpected.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim Dalgleish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1519755538\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781519755537\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/24\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.45d","brand":"Tim Dalgleish","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48873300066559,"sku":"9781519755537","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/orwell-two-guinea-pigs-a-tim-dalgleish-9781519755537","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}