Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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.
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.
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 ...
6. “He wears a mask, and his face grows to fit it.” 7. “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” 8. “In the face of pain there are no heroes.”
What I Learned from Today’s Puzzle. KAREN (28A: Yeah Yeah Yeahs singer ___ O) Yeah Yeah Yeahs is an indie rock band whose member are KAREN O (vocals and piano), Nick Zenner (guitar and keyboard ...
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
Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English author. His work is marked by a profound consciousness of social injustice, an intense dislike of totalitarianism , and a passion for clarity in language.
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 ...