Background Information
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His real name is Eric Arthur Blair and
his pen name was George Orwell & John Freeman
o He was born June 25 1903 in Motihari, Bengal (now Bihar) India, and died January 21 1950
o Married Eileen O’Shaughnessy in 1935 (Lived 1905-1945)
o Adopted a son, Richard Horatio in 1944
o Was an English author and journalist
o 1939-1950 he wrote essays and his subjects included Charles Dickens, William Butler Yeats, Arthur Koestler, and P.G. Wodehouse.
o Eileen died in the spring of 1945 undergoing routine surgery, her death caused by the anesthetic.
o In 1949 Blair was struck with tuberculosis, and that same year married Sonia Brownell (Lived 1918-1980)
o He suddenly died in 1950 at the age of 46 to tuberculosis in Sutton Courtenay, Oxfordshire, England.
o He was born June 25 1903 in Motihari, Bengal (now Bihar) India, and died January 21 1950
o Married Eileen O’Shaughnessy in 1935 (Lived 1905-1945)
o Adopted a son, Richard Horatio in 1944
o Was an English author and journalist
o 1939-1950 he wrote essays and his subjects included Charles Dickens, William Butler Yeats, Arthur Koestler, and P.G. Wodehouse.
o Eileen died in the spring of 1945 undergoing routine surgery, her death caused by the anesthetic.
o In 1949 Blair was struck with tuberculosis, and that same year married Sonia Brownell (Lived 1918-1980)
o He suddenly died in 1950 at the age of 46 to tuberculosis in Sutton Courtenay, Oxfordshire, England.
Education
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At 5, Blair entered the Anglican Parish School
of Henley-on-Thames
o At 7, Entered Prestigious St. Cyprian’s school in Sussex
§ Wrote his first published work, a poem “Awake! Young Men of England”
o Earned a scholarship to Eton College where he attended between 1917-1921
o At 7, Entered Prestigious St. Cyprian’s school in Sussex
§ Wrote his first published work, a poem “Awake! Young Men of England”
o Earned a scholarship to Eton College where he attended between 1917-1921
Employment
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Blair went to Burma (now Myanmar) in 1922 joining
the Indian Imperial Police.
§ For 5 years he grew to love the Burmese and resent the oppression of imperialism and decided to become a writer instead.
o Worked at ‘Hotel X’ in 1926
o Was a teacher in 1932
Worked in a bookstore
§ For 5 years he grew to love the Burmese and resent the oppression of imperialism and decided to become a writer instead.
o Worked at ‘Hotel X’ in 1926
o Was a teacher in 1932
Worked in a bookstore
His Works
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“A Hanging” (1931)
o Burmese Days (1934)
o A Clergyman’s Daughter (1935)
o “Shooting an Elephant” (1936)
o The Road to Wigan Pier (1937)
o Animal Farm (1944)
o Burmese Days (1934)
o A Clergyman’s Daughter (1935)
o “Shooting an Elephant” (1936)
o The Road to Wigan Pier (1937)
o Animal Farm (1944)
Locations
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Born in Mothihari, Bengal (now Bihar) India
o Eric and his mother moved to England in 1904 and his father joined them there in 1912
o He moved to Paris in 1928
§ He tried his hand at short stories, writing freelance for various periodicals, but destroyed them all because no one would publish them.
o 1929 Blair moved back to England to live in East London
§ adopted his false name George Orwell partly to avoid embarrassing his family
o Moved to Hampstead, London
o Eric and his mother moved to England in 1904 and his father joined them there in 1912
o He moved to Paris in 1928
§ He tried his hand at short stories, writing freelance for various periodicals, but destroyed them all because no one would publish them.
o 1929 Blair moved back to England to live in East London
§ adopted his false name George Orwell partly to avoid embarrassing his family
o Moved to Hampstead, London
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