Literature
Books v. Cigarettes
George Orwell
Orwell totals what he spends on books against what he spends on tobacco and beer, to answer the claim that reading is an expensive habit.
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- Text: Shooting an Elephant and Other Essays (London: Secker & Warburg, 1950; 1968 printing), Faded Page #20190234.