Letter from Eileen Blair in Barcelona to Leonard Moore (12 April 1937)
Seccion Inglesa, 10, Rambla de los Estudios, Barcelona. 12 April 1937 Dear Mr. Moore, I hope you received my message of thanks for sending out the two copies of Wigan Pier when it was first published....
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College Days, No. 3, 29 November 1919. Probably by Orwell. If you can keep your face, when all about you Are doing their level best to push it in. If you can swear (though, swearing, all men doubt you)...
View ArticleThe Orwell Reader (Part 1)
A collection of some of George Orwell’s best essays: A Hanging (1931) Shooting an Elephant (1936) Rudyard Kipling (1942) Looking Back on the Spanish War (1942) In Defence of P. G. Wodehouse (1945)...
View ArticleNight Attack on the Aragon Front (1937)
The New Leader, 30 April 1937 This article was headed by the statement ‘The whole of this story is in the words of the men who took part in it. It consists entirely of extracts from letters to John...
View ArticleAnnouncement of Orwell’s engagement to Sonia Brownell (September 1949)
17 September 1949 The Star reported: A specialist’s verdict will decide whether fair-haired Miss Sonia Brownell,1 engaged to novelist George Orwell, will have a bedside wedding in hospital. Mr Orwell...
View ArticleCommon Lodging Houses (September 1932)
The New Statesman and Nation, 3 September 1932 Common lodging houses, of which there are several hundred in London, are night-shelters specially licensed by the LCC.1 They are intended for people who...
View ArticleOrwell shot through throat by a sniper (20 May 1937)
George Orwell (Eric Blair) was shot through the throat by a sniper on 20 May 1937. He discusses the incident in Homage to Catalonia. His wife (Eileen Blair) sent a telegram from Barcelona at noon on 24...
View ArticleThe Orwell Reader (Part 2)
A collection of some of George Orwell’s best essays: The Spike (1931) Bookshop Memories (1936) Spilling the Spanish Beans (1937) Charles Dickens (1940) Boys’ Weeklies (1940) The Art of Donald McGill...
View ArticleEric Blair’s reply to BBC regarding broadcasting to India as George Orwell...
B.B.C. Internal Memorandum From: Eric Blair, Indian Section Subject: Weekly News Commentary To: Eastern Service Director CONFIDENTIAL 15 October 1942 With reference to the suggestion that I should...
View ArticleLetter from Eric Blair to Leonard Moore suggesting George Orwell as a...
Sat.1 [19 November 1932] “The Hawthorns” Church Rd. Hayes Mdx. Dear Mr Moore, Many thanks for your letter. I sent off the proof with the printer’s queries on it yesterday. I made a few alterations...
View ArticleLetter from Eric Blair to Eleanor Jaques mentioning “Confessions of a Down &...
18 November 1932 “The Hawthorns” Church Rd. Hayes Mdx. Dearest Eleanor, Thanks so much for your letter. It was so delightful to hear from you again & know that you are up in London & we can...
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