Thanks very much, Nick.

Rustam

I'd forgotten about the hunting section in Orwell's "Burmese Days". I used to read a lot of Orwell but remember his "Burmese Days" was rather negative and depressing (like most of his writing).

I could never quite work out if the hunting story in "Burmese Days" was anti-hunting or not. Or just showing the failure of the character in the story.

Thanks Nick!

NitroX, you wrote "I could never quite work out if the hunting story in "Burmese Days" was anti-hunting or not."

I think it is a sign of a good author that he leaves the moral judgement to his readers - this means he takes his readers seriously. Not very common, unfortunately.

Another, more general thought: I think that many older hunting stories, seen as very pro-hunting by the standards of those days, would be seen as anti-hunting if published by a modern writer.

Regards,
Martin

Nickudu,

Thank you very much for another set of superb articles. Baden Powell opined that a gentleman would only take a pig with cold steel and not shoot one, something impossible in this politically correct age, of course, in India. The article was a superb account of the past.

NitroX/Marterius,

Orwell's hunting articles - his "Shooting an Elephant" was taught to us in school - reflected his own personal problems, especially his depression. If one reads some of the other greats from that time, like Kipling, the same kind of feeling comes through.

I personally doubt that any of the writers of that time were anti hunting in any way.

Best wishes,

You're very welcome, my friends.