George Orwell

Orwell Prize 2012 - Entries CLOSED

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January 13, 2012

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March 28, 2012

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August 28, 1941

I am now definitely an employee of the B.B.C. The line on the eastern front, in so far as there is a line, now runs roug Read more

March 25, 1936

Men along the private line leading to Gauber pit unloading trucks of slack. They say the mine “can’t get shut o’ t Read more

October 8, 1931

Ginger and I went to kip in Tooley Street, owned by Lew Levy who owns the one in Westminster Bridge Road. It is only sev Read more