num_pages: 188
description: In these timeless and witty essays George Orwell explores the English love of reading about a good murder in the papers (and lament the passing of the heyday of the 'perfect' murder involving class, sex and poisoning), as well as unfolding his trenchant views on everything from boys' weeklies and naughty seaside postcards to being arrested in East End.
language: English
title: Decline Of The English Murder and Other Essays
titlecomplete: Decline Of The English Murder and Other Essays
genres: 20th Century, Literature, True Crime, History, Classics, Philosophy, Essays, Politics, Nonfiction, British Literature
ratings_count: 1252
publisher: Penguin UK