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4 days ago · George Orwell. Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950) was an English novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic who wrote under the pen name of George Orwell. [2] His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to totalitarianism, and support of democratic socialism. [3]
- Animal Farm
Animal Farm is a satirical allegorical novella, in the form...
- George Orwell Bibliography
The bibliography of George Orwell includes journalism,...
- Sonia Brownell
Sonia Mary Brownell (25 August 1918 – 11 December 1980),...
- Bengal, British India
1853: Punjab Province: 1861: Ajmer-Merwara Province: 1862:...
- River Orwell
Bank of the River Orwell. The River Orwell flows through the...
- All Saints
The Church of All Saints, Sutton Courtenay is the Church of...
- A Clergyman's Daughter
A Clergyman's Daughter is a 1935 novel by English author...
- Such, Such Were The Joys
"Such, Such Were the Joys" is a long autobiographical essay...
- Motihari
Motihari is a city and headquarters of East Champaran...
- Room 101
Senate House, London, where Orwell's wife worked at the...
- Animal Farm
May 7, 2024 · Nineteen Eighty-four, novel by George Orwell published in 1949 as a warning against totalitarianism. His chilling dystopia made a deep impression on readers, and his ideas entered mainstream culture in a way achieved by very few books. Concepts such as Big Brother and the Thought Police are instantly recognized.
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May 6, 2024 · George Orwell (born June 25, 1903, Motihari, Bengal, India—died January 21, 1950, London, England) was an English novelist, essayist, and critic famous for his novels Animal Farm (1945) and Nineteen Eighty-four (1949), the latter a profound anti-utopian novel that examines the dangers of totalitarian rule.
- What did George Orwell write?George Orwell wrote the political fable Animal Farm (1944), the anti-utopian novel Nineteen Eighty-four (1949), the unorthodox political treatise T...
- Where was George Orwell educated?George Orwell won scholarships to two of England’s leading schools, Wellington and Eton colleges. He briefly attended the former before transferrin...
- What was George Orwell’s family like?George Orwell was brought up in an atmosphere of impoverished snobbery, first in India and then in England. His father was a minor British official...
- Why was George Orwell famous?George Orwell wrote two hugely influential novels: Animal Farm (1944), a satire that allegorically depicted Joseph Stalin’s betrayal of the Russian...
Apr 19, 2024 · 1984 by George Orwell audiobook review – a starry cast drive this powerful dramatisation. Tom Hardy, Cynthia Erivo and Andrew Scott conjure menace and melodrama in this 75th-anniversary remake...
6 days ago · Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 – 13 August 1946) was an English writer. Prolific in many genres, he wrote more than fifty novels and dozens of short stories. His non-fiction output included works of social commentary, politics, history, popular science, satire, biography, and autobiography.
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May 6, 2024 · Copies of George Orwell’s dystopian masterpiece Nineteen Eighty-Four have been arriving at an artist’s studio in Edinburgh for months. Every shape and size, posted from Ukraine, Hong Kong ...
