George_NP0 Orwell_NP0 's_POS books_NN2 have_VHB been_VBN read_VVN by_PRP millions_CRD and_CJC hailed_VVN as_PRP essential_AJ0 texts_NN2 for_PRP combating_VVG autocracy_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 easy_AJ0 to_TO0 find_VVI new_AJ0 angles_NN2 on_PRP such_DT0 a_AT0 prominent_AJ0 figure_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC Rebecca_NP0 Solnit_NP0 has_VHZ done_VDN just_AV0 that_DT0 ._SENT That_CJT she_PNP succeeds_VVZ in_PRP impressive_AJ0 fashion_NN1 will_VM0 surprise_VVI no_AT0 one_PNI who_PNQ 's_VBZ familiar_AJ0 with_PRP the_AT0 work_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 polymathic_AJ0 San_NP0 Franciscan_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP "_PUQ Orwell_NP0 's_POS Roses_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ a_AT0 bracing_AJ0 mix_NN1 of_PRF biography_NN1 ,_PUN history_NN1 ,_PUN journalism_NN1 and_CJC criticism_NN1 ,_PUN Solnit_NP0 uses_VVZ the_AT0 English_AJ0 writer_NN1 's_POS little-known_AJ0 love_NN1 of_PRF gardening_NN1 as_PRP fuel_NN1 for_PRP inspired_AJ0 reflections_NN2 on_PRP his_DPS work_NN1 ,_PUN hobbies_NN2 ,_PUN politics_NN1 and_CJC nature_NN1 ._SENT Readers_NN2 who_PNQ appreciate_VVB beauty_NN1 or_CJC wisdom_NN1 —_PUN anyone_PNI who_PNQ enjoys_VVZ books_NN2 ,_PUN basically_AV0 —_PUN will_VM0 find_VVI plenty_PNI to_TO0 like_VVI in_PRP these_DT0 pages_NN2 ._SENT Solnit_NP0 's_POS many_DT0 books_NN2 include_VVB "_PUQ Infinite_AJ0 City_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ an_AT0 ingenious_AJ0 portrait_NN1 of_PRF San_NP0 Francisco_NP0 made_VVD up_AVP of_PRF maps_NN2 ,_PUN illustrations_NN2 and_CJC essays_NN2 ._SENT Her_DPS work_NN1 embodies_VVZ a_AT0 quality_NN1 that_CJT she_PNP has_VHZ long_AV0 admired_VVN in_PRP Orwell_NP0 's_POS books_NN2 :_PUN the_AT0 capacity_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP nonfiction_NN1 titles_NN2 like_PRP "_PUQ Homage_NN1 to_PRP Catalonia_NP0 "_PUQ —_PUN his_DPS 1938_CRD account_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Spanish_AJ0 Civil_AJ0 War_NN1 ,_PUN during_PRP which_DTQ he_PNP was_VBD shot_VVN —_PUN "_PUQ to_TO0 make_VVI room_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 small_AJ0 and_CJC subjective_AJ0 inside_PRP something_PNI big_AJ0 and_CJC historic_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ as_CJS she_PNP puts_VVZ it_PNP ._SENT She_PNP cites_VVZ part_NN1 of_PRF Orwell_NP0 's_POS 1946_CRD essay_NN1 "_PUQ Why_AVQ I_PNP Write_VVB "_PUQ —_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP shall_VM0 continue_VVI to_TO0 feel_VVI strongly_AV0 about_PRP prose_NN1 style_NN1 ,_PUN to_TO0 love_VVI the_AT0 surface_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 earth_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC to_TO0 take_VVI a_AT0 pleasure_NN1 in_PRP solid_AJ0 objects_NN2 and_CJC scraps_NN2 of_PRF useless_AJ0 information_NN1 "_PUQ —_PUN as_CJS a_AT0 personal_AJ0 "_PUQ credo_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ A_AT0 few_DT0 years_NN2 ago_AV0 ,_PUN Solnit_NP0 told_VVD a_AT0 friend_NN1 about_PRP Orwell_NP0 's_POS essay_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 roses_NN2 he_PNP planted_VVD at_PRP his_DPS cottage_NN1 in_PRP Wallington_NP0 ,_PUN England_NP0 ._SENT Could_VM0 the_AT0 flowers_NN2 still_AV0 be_VBB there_EX0 ?_SENT Unsatisfied_AJ0 with_PRP grainy_AJ0 online_AJ0 images_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 property_NN1 ,_PUN Solnit_NP0 decided_VVD to_TO0 explore_VVI in_PRP person_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP Wallington_NP0 ,_PUN Solnit_NP0 finds_VVZ some_DT0 rosebushes_NN2 ,_PUN though_CJS it_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 certain_AJ0 Orwell_NP0 planted_VVD them_PNP ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 ho-hum_NN1 result_NN1 ,_PUN perhaps_AV0 inspiring_VVG her_PNP to_TO0 think_VVI even_AV0 harder_AJC about_PRP fleeting_AJ0 beauty_NN1 and_CJC engagement_NN1 with_PRP nature_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ In_PRP an_AT0 age_NN1 of_PRF lies_NN2 and_CJC illusions_NN2 "_PUQ —_PUN this_DT0 ,_PUN I_PNP think_VVB ,_PUN applies_VVZ to_PRP Orwell_NP0 's_POS era_NN1 and_CJC our_DPS own_DT0 —_PUN gardens_NN2 bring_VVB us_PNP closer_AJC to_PRP "_PUQ the_AT0 processes_NN2 of_PRF growth_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 passage_NN1 of_PRF time_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 rules_NN2 of_PRF physics_NN1 ,_PUN meteorology_NN1 ,_PUN hydrology_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC biology_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 realms_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 senses_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP writes_VVZ ._SENT When_CJS Orwell_NP0 planted_VVD his_DPS roses_NN2 in_PRP 1936_CRD ,_PUN he_PNP was_VBD writing_VVG "_PUQ The_AT0 Road_NN1 to_PRP Wigan_NP0 Pier_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ which_DTQ was_VBD published_VVN the_AT0 following_AJ0 year_NN1 ._SENT For_PRP Solnit_NP0 ,_PUN his_DPS nonfiction_NN1 book_NN1 on_PRP mining_NN1 and_CJC poverty_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 leaping-off_AJ0 point_NN1 for_PRP wide-ranging_AJ0 chapters_NN2 about_PRP child_NN1 labor_NN1 ,_PUN pollution_NN1 and_CJC London_NP0 's_POS crippling_AJ0 midcentury_AJ0 smog_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC Orwell_NP0 's_POS poor_AJ0 health_NN1 ._SENT 
