George Orwell

The making of literary reputations is as much a reflection of a writer's surrounding culture and politics as it is of the intrinsic quality and importance of his work

John Rodden

Introduction to the Transaction Edition; Preface; Not what the Saint is but what he; Introduction: Appraising Famous Men: Mediating Biography and Society; One: Anatomy of Reputation; One: Orwell into the Nineties; Two: Terms of Repute: Conditions, Constraints; Two: The Portrait Gallery; Three: The Rebel; Four: The Common Man; Five: The Prophet; 6: The Saint; Conclusion