George Orwell

Eric Arthur Blair (George Orwell) was born in India in 1903. He was educated at Eton, served with the Indian Imperial Police in Burma, and worked in Britain as a private tutor, schoolteacher, bookshop assistant and journalist. In 1936, Orwell went to fight for the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War and was wounded. In 1938 he was admitted into a sanatorium and from then on was never fully fit. George Orwell died in London in 1950. D. J. Taylor was born in Norwich in 1960. He is a...See more

George Orwell book reviews

  • 1984 1 out of 5

    by Charles C, Dec 27, 2012

    Half the size of a regular hard cover book. Threw it in the trash. read more

  • Homage to Catalonia 4 out of 5

    Really good

    by Ian W, Sep 27, 2012

    Pretty quick postage, and the book is in good quality. Unfortunately the pages are slightly yellowed, but it's not too bad. Cheers! read more

  • Burmese Days 4 out of 5

    Never received the book!

    by ProfScott, Sep 23, 2011

    Book never showed up, and no one responds to inquiries.

    I'm sure you don't want this posted anywhere, but someone will see it. Things go wrong, but to not respond...? read more

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