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

. Daniel J. Leab. 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 The Lion and the Unicorn are symbols of the United Kingdom. They are, properly speaking, heraldic supporters appearing in the full royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom. The lion stands for England and the unicorn for Scotland. The combinati ...

'', 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: ''

'' (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 Peter Ritchie Calder, Baron Ritchie-Calder, (1906 – 1982) was a Scottish socialist writer, journalist and academic. Early life Peter Ritchie Calder was born on 1 July 1906 in Forfar, Angus, Scotland. Career Calder first worked as a journ ...

*No 4: ''The English at War'' (1941) by

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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 (190 ...

*No 5: ''The End of the Old School Tie'' by

T. C. Worsley Thomas Cuthbert Worsley (1907–1977) was a British teacher, writer, editor, and theatre and television critic. He is best remembered for his autobiographical ''Flannelled Fool, Flannelled Fool: A Slice of a Life in the Thirties''. Biography Cut ...

- 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 Labour Party politician who served as Labour Leader from 1980 to 1983. Foot began his career as a journalist on ''Tribune'' and the ''Evening Standard''. He co-wrote the 1940 p ...

*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'' (1940–49) and wrote '' Enemies of Promise'' (1938), which comb ...

*No 10: ''Struggle for the Spanish Soul'' (1941) by

Arturo Barea Arturo Barea Ogazón (20 September 1897 – 24 December 1957) was a Spanish journalist, broadcaster and writer. After the Spanish Civil War, Barea left with his wife Ilsa Barea to live in exile in England where he died. Biography Barea was ...

*No 11: ''The Case for African Freedom'' (1941) by

Joyce Cary Arthur Joyce Lunel Cary (7 December 1888 – 29 March 1957) was an Anglo-Irish novelist and colonial official. Early life and education Arthur Joyce Lunel Cary was born in his grandparents' home, above the Belfast Bank in Derry, Ireland in 1 ...

- with foreword by George Orwell *No 12: ''Can Britain and America Unite?'' by B. E. Catlin *No 13: ''The Streets of Europe'' by

Arthur Koestler Arthur Koestler, (, ; ; hu, Kösztler Artúr; 5 September 1905 – 1 March 1983) was a Hungarian-born author and journalist. Koestler was born in Budapest and, apart from his early school years, was educated in Austria. In 1931, Koestler join ...

*No 15: ''The Moral Blitz: War Propaganda and Christianity'' by Bernard Causton

Newsinger, J. John Newsinger (born 21 May 1948) is a British historian and academic, who is an emeritus professor of history at Bath Spa University. Newsinger is a book reviewer for ''Race & Class'' and the ''New Left Review''. He is also author of numerous bo ...

br>''Orwell's Politics'', pp. 77-86. Springer, 1999.
At Google books. Retrieved 27 October 2017. *No 16: ''Beyond the "Isms"'' by

Olaf Stapledon William Olaf Stapledon (10 May 1886 – 6 September 1950) – known as Olaf Stapledon – was a British philosopher and author of science fiction.Andy Sawyer, " illiamOlaf Stapledon (1886-1950)", in Bould, Mark, et al, eds. ''Fifty Key Figures ...

*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 Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry by the ...

Wilford, Hugh (2003) ''The CIA, the British Left and the Cold War: Calling the Tune?'', p. 13. Routledge
At 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

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and Kathleen Titmuss

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