First published in 1980, Political Fictions is a work of literary criticism with emphasis on the specific handling of literary forms. Wilding has selected six such writers: Mark Twain, William Morris, Jack London, D.H. Lawrence, Arthur Koestler, and George Orwell.

Note on References Acknowledgements Introduction 1. The False Freedoms of Huckleberry Finn 2. News from Nowhere 3. The Iron Heel 4. The Rainbow: 'Smashing the Great Machine' 5. Kangaroo: 'A New Show' 6. Darkness at Noon 7. Nineteen Eighty-Four: Rewriting the Future Bibliography Index