Keep the 
Aspidistra Flying

Keep the 
Aspidistra Flying

Keep the 
Aspidistra Flying

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Keep the Aspidistra Flying, first published in 1936, is a socially critical novel by George Orwell. It is set in 1930s London. The main theme is Gordon Comstock’s romantic ambition to defy worship of the money-god and status, and the dismal life that results.

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