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George Orwell, Henry Miller, and the 'Dirty-Handkerchief Side of Life'

Like Miller, Orwell didn’t just focus on the “dirty-handkerchief side of life”—he repeatedly confessed to the dirty-handkerchief side of his own personality.

Matt Johnson
Matt Johnson
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George Orwell, Henry Miller, and the 'Dirty-Handkerchief Side of Life'
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