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Eric Arthur Blair (June 25, 1903 – January 21, 1950), much better known by the pen name George Orwell was a British author, journalist and socialist. Noted as a political and cultural commentator, as well as an accomplished novelist, Orwell is among the most widely admired English-language essayists of the 20th century. He is best known for two novels written towards the end of his short life: Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four.
Early life
Blair was born on June 25, 1903 in Motihari, Bengal (modern Bihar), in India, when it was part of the British Empire under the British Raj. There, Blair's father, Richard Walmesley Blair, worked for the opium department of the Civil Service. His mother, Ida Mabel Blair (née Limouzin), brought him to the United Kingdom at the age of one. He did not see his father again until 1907, when Richard visited England for three months before leaving again. Eric had an older sister named Marjorie, and a younger sister named Avril. He would later describe his family's background as "lower-upper-middle class". *
Education
At the age of six, Blair was sent to a small Anglican parish school in Henley-on-Thames, which his sister had attended before him. He never wrote of his recollections of it, but he must have impressed the teachers very favourably, for two years later, he was recommended to the headmaster of one of the most successful preparatory schools in England at the time: St. Cyprian's School, in Eastbourne, Sussex. Blair attended St Cyprian's on a scholarship that allowed his parents to pay only half of the usual fees. Many years later, he would recall his time at St Cyprian's with biting resentment in the essay "Such, Such Were the Joys", describing the stifling limits placed on his development by the Warden. "They officials were my benefactors", writes Orwell, "sacrificing financial gain in order that the cleverest might bring academic accolades to the school". "Our brains were a gold-mine in which he Warden had sunk money, and the dividends must be squeezed out of us". However, in his time at St Cyprian's, the young Blair successfully earned scholarships to both Wellington College and Eton College. More on [ George Orwell ]
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"War is peace, Freedom is slavery, Ignorance is strength" from the book 1984 by George Orwell. Oh I would also add... http://bit.ly/5yU477
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There are some ideas so wrong that only a very intelligent person could believe in them. George Orwell
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Charles' Orwell Links - Links to George Orwell web sites and pages organized by category; good starting point for research.
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Burmese Days - Project Gutenberg complete etext.
ClassicNotes: George Orwell - Biography of George Orwell by ClassicNotes.
Complete Works of George Orwell - Includes searchable, indexed versions of all of Orwell's works. Also includes a biography, quotes and pictures.
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Eric Arthur Blair MSN Community - A collection of on and off-site links to essays and poems by, and articles on, Orwell, plus message boards, photos, and quotes. (.NET Passport required for some areas.)
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Faux Orwell Contest - Literary competition for parodies of the fiction, essays, or commentary of George Orwell. All seventeen entries are reproduced in full.
George Orwell - Compact biography and a few short tasters from his essays; aimed at the school student without the stamina for the whole works.
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George Orwell - Biography, bibliography, and a large selection of essays and the full texts of all his novels. In English and Russian.
George Orwell and The Last Man in Europe - Polymathic lecture; links to a chronology of Orwell's life and a bibliography.
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George Orwell Archive - Page detailing University College London's archive of his letters, manuscripts, personal papers, early editions, photographs, video tapes, films, and scripts, articles about him, and his library.
George Orwell Resources - An apparently complete primary bibliography and a selective, annotated secondary bibliography.
Inside The Whale - The full text of Goerge Orwell's essay, Inside The Whale, with notes and a criticism.
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K-1 George Orwell Homepage - Biography, essays, summaries and interpretations of his works, pictures, links, and a discussion board.
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Political Writings of George Orwell - Essays, newspaper columns, letters, and editorials, 1943-1946.
Politics and the English Language - Online transcript of the Orwell essay.
Politics and the English Language - Orwell's essential essay, unabridged, and without commentary. If you read nothing else of his non-fiction, read this.
Remembering George Orwell - Bibliographies of books by and about Orwell and links to other reference sites.
SOS: Students for an Orwellian Society - Humourous and peceptive employment of Orwell's later satires, which, sadly, demonstrates his continuing relevance.
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The Chestnut Tree Cafe - Devoted to exploring the life, times, and work of Orwell. Includes the alt.books.george-orwell Frequently Asked (or Answered) Questions Page.
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