"Gerald Gould was important in George Orwell’s life although they may never have met. As Chief Reader for the publisher Victor Gollancz in the early 1930’s Gould was involved in editing Orwell’s early books. On 17 December 1934 Orwell wrote a letter to about possible changes to '; and listed sixteen changes that Gould, and Harold Frederick Rubenstein, a solicitor, playwright, author and literary critic, had recommended. Orwell made some changes, compromised over others and stood firm on some points."
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Gerald Gould
(9 April 1885 – 2 November 1936) was an English poet, journalist, book reviewer, essayist, and fiction editor. In 1914 he and his wife were among the founders of the .
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