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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.His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to all totalitarianism (both authoritarian communism and fascism), and support of democratic socialism.
The Complete Works of George Orwell – Volume 13: All Propaganda Is Lies: 1941–1942: Book 1986 — Published by Secker and Warburg in 1986, later reprinted in 1999; volumes one to nine are reprintings of Orwell's non-fiction books and novels The Complete Works of George Orwell – Volume 14: Keeping Our Little Corner Clean: 1942–1943: Book ...
Eric & Us [1] is a 1974 memoir by Jacintha Buddicom recalling her childhood friendship with Eric Blair, the real name of author George Orwell. Buddicom first met Blair when he was eleven and he became very close to her family. Their friendship lasted until Blair became a policeman in Burma and the two lost touch.
23. “In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” 24. “Gambling, beer and football filled the horizons of their minds.” 25.
George Orwell, pen name of English author Eric Arthur Blair (1903–1950), who took his name after the river Orwell Orwellian, the situation, idea, or societal condition that George Orwell identified; Sonia Orwell (1918–1980), second wife of George Orwell; Orwell, a pen name for the poet and hymnwriter Walter Chalmers Smith
Printable version; Page information ... Scan from The Complete Works of George Orwell: Author: George Orwell (1903–1950) Alternative names: Birth name: Eric Arthur ...
There may be no one who can say "I told you so" better than George Orwell, who was born today, June 25th in 1903. In Orwell's novel "1984" — which was published in 1949 — the English author ...
See also L Ian La Frenais (born 1936), scriptwriter Robert Lacey (born 1944), biographer and historian James Lackington (1746–1815), memoirist Thomas Hailes Lacy (1809–1873), playwright and publisher Olivia Laing (born 1977), fiction and non-fiction Andrew Lamb (born 1942), writer on music Caroline Lamb (1785–1828), novelist Charles (1775–1834) and Mary Lamb (1764–1847), essayists ...