George Orwell

Want to learn more about Orwell? These George Orwell resources will get you started. They include links to biographies, images, texts, and quotes, as well as a photo.

Here's a brief biography at Encyclopedia.com, which has some hyperlinks and is followed by an Orwell bibliography.

Here's an excerpt from Bernard Crick's biography, George Orwell: A Life (1980).

Look here for some quotations by Orwell. (Consider whether you'd feel comfortable using these in a paper about the author. How can you tell whether they're authentic? If you did use them, how would you cite them?)

Want to know how to make a perfect cup of tea? Take a look at Orwell's approach. Be warned: it takes eleven steps, and even then, some "controversial points" arise.

For a streamlined approach to Orwell bibliographies, visit this directory at Yahoo.com.

Interested in what other Orwellians have on their minds? A message board is a good place to find out. This one is called the George Orwell Forum Frigate and it's worth a look--maybe even a post or two.

Here are some links to reviews of the 1984 film adaptation of 1984. Find one and read it. What did you learn about the book from the review?

This page revolves around collections of Orwell's works, and also includes some Orwellian links. Speaking of collecting books....

This is the homepage for an exhibition of Orwell's works from the Daniel J. Leab collection at Brown University. What do you think of Orwell's handwriting? What do you think it says about the man –or does handwriting say anything at all?