Decline of the English Murder · George Orwell (Penguin)

In these timeless and witty essays George Orwell explores the English love of reading about a good murder in the papers (and laments 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 to naughty seaside postcards.

Throughout history, some books have changed the world.

They have transformed the way we see ourselves and each other.