At the first of the Orwell Prize's events at the Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival 2009, Philip Hensher and Jenny Hartley (for Dickens) and Jean Seaton and Hardeep Singh Kohli (Orwell) argue over who was the greater writer. Chaired by Francine Stock. The event celebrates the 70th anniversary of Orwell's essay on Dickens, http://www.theorwellprize.co.uk/the-a... In this part, Francine Stock encourages some discussion by the panel.
world war 1 had a huge effect on literature [ on everything] i think dickens would have written orwellian if he had experienced it, but better. i think he had a greater capacity for the craft.
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