The Secret War Against the Arts

“Reveals the extent of MI5’s methodical and implacable investigation into the lives of such people as the writer George Orwell.” — UK Historian During the 1930s, the British intelligence agencies became increasingly concerned about Communist influence in the country. They reacted by spying on thousands of ordinary British citizens. Amongst them were many artists and writers who, in tune with “the spirit of the times,” had become sympathetic to left-wing causes, most notably the Spanish Civil War