Searchlight Books was a series of essays published as hardback books, edited by T. R. Fyvel and

George Orwell Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950) was an English novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic who wrote under the pen name of George Orwell. His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to a ...

. The series was published by

Secker & Warburg Harvill Secker is a British publishing company formed in 2005 from the merger of Secker & Warburg and the Harvill Press. History Secker & Warburg Secker & Warburg was formed in 1935 from a takeover of Martin Secker, which was in receivership, ...

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"George Orwell ''The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius''."
/ref> The series was projected for 17 titles, of which ten were published during 1941-42, but bomb damage to Warburg's office and the destruction of his printer's paper stock led to the series being discontinued. The first in the series, '' The Lion and the Unicorn'', was published on 19 February 1941 with an initial run of 5,000 copies, but the number was raised to 7,500. A second printing of 5,000 copies was ordered in March 1941. It sold over 10,000 copies (and was among the most commercially successful of Orwell's books to that date). The destruction of the stock by bombs ended its sales. ;Publications by Searchlight Books included the following: *No 1: '' The Lion and the Unicorn'' (1941) by George Orwell *No 2: ''Offensive Against Germany'' (1941) by

Sebastian Haffner Raimund Pretzel (27 December 1907 – 2 January 1999), better known by his pseudonym Sebastian Haffner, was a German journalist and historian. As an émigré in Britain during World War II, Haffner argued that accommodation was impossible not on ...

*No 3: ''The Lesson of London'' by Ritchie Calder *No 4: ''The English at War'' (1941) by

Cassandra Cassandra or Kassandra (; , , sometimes referred to as Alexandra; ) in Greek mythology was a Trojan priestess dedicated to the god Apollo and fated by him to utter true prophecy, prophecies but never to be believed. In modern usage her name is e ...

and

Philip Zec Philip Zec (25 December 1909 – 14 July 1983) was a British political cartoonist and editor. Moving from the advertising industry to drawing political cartoons due to his abhorrence of the rise of fascism, Donald Zec (journalist)"Zec, Philip (1 ...

*No 5: ''The End of the Old School Tie'' by T. C. Worsley - with foreword by George Orwell *No 7: ''Above All Things - Liberty'' by

Michael Foot Michael Mackintosh Foot (23 July 19133 March 2010) was a British politician who was Leader of the Labour Party (UK), Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom), Leader of the Opposition from 1980 to 1983. Foot beg ...

*No 8: ''The Artist and the New World'' by

Cyril Connolly Cyril Vernon Connolly CBE (10 September 1903 – 26 November 1974) was an English literary critic and writer. He was the editor of the influential literary magazine ''Horizon (British magazine), Horizon'' (1940–49) and wrote ''Enemies of Pro ...

*No 10: ''Struggle for the Spanish Soul'' (1941) by Arturo Barea *No 11: ''The Case for African Freedom'' (1941) by Joyce Cary - with foreword by George Orwell *No 12: ''Can Britain and America Unite?'' by G. E. Catlin *No 13: ''The Streets of Europe'' by

Arthur Koestler Arthur Koestler (, ; ; ; 5 September 1905 – 1 March 1983) was an Austria-Hungary, Austro-Hungarian-born author and journalist. Koestler was born in Budapest, and was educated in Austria, apart from his early school years. In 1931, Koestler j ...

*No 15: ''The Moral Blitz: War Propaganda and Christianity'' by Bernard Causton Newsinger, J. (1999
''Orwell's Politics'', pp. 77-86. Springer.
''Google Books''. Retrieved 27 October 2017. *No 16: ''Beyond the "Isms"'' by

Olaf Stapledon William Olaf Stapledon (10 May 1886 – 6 September 1950) was an English philosopher and author of science fiction.Andy Sawyer, " illiamOlaf Stapledon (1886-1950)", in Bould, Mark, et al, eds. ''Fifty Key Figures in Science Fiction''. New York ...

*No 18: ''Life and the Poet'' (1942) by

Stephen Spender Sir Stephen Harold Spender (28 February 1909 – 16 July 1995) was an English poet, novelist and essayist whose work concentrated on themes of social injustice and the class struggle. He was appointed U.S. Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry ...

Wilford, Hugh (2003). ''The CIA, the British Left and the Cold War: Calling the Tune?'', p. 13. Routledge.
''Google Books''. Retrieved 18 June 2013. ;Number of publication not known *''Dover Front'' by Reginald Foster ;Included in the initial project but published after the series was cancelled * ''Parents' Revolt'' by

Richard Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language">Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'st ...

and Kathleen Titmuss

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