Decline of the English Murder

What George Orwell can teach us about detective fiction.

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Books and essays mentioned in this episode:
— "Decline of the English Murder" by George Orwell
— Animal Farm by George Orwell
— The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
— "The Vernon Murder" by George Orwell
— The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
— "The Ethics of the Detective Story from Raffles to Miss Blandish" by George Orwell
— No Orchids for Miss Blandish by James Hadley
— "The Simple Art of Murder" by Raymond Chandler

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