In “Burma Sahib,” the renowned novelist and travel writer Paul Theroux imagines the life of young Eric Blair (the future ...

Of course there is no real George Orwell – it was the pen name of Eric Blair – but he was a writer and political commentator who is very hard to pin down. Ever since his early death in 1950 ...

He was adopted by Eric Blair - better known by his pen name of George Orwell. Orwell's novel 1984 was the origin of the popular understanding of "Big Brother" and "Room 101". Mr Blair told BBC ...

An Australian teacher is the winner of the Orwell Society's Peter Davidson Award in recognition of "outstanding ability and ...

George Orwell’s writing pierced intellectual hypocrisy wherever he found it. He was born Eric Arthur Blair in Bengal, India, in 1903. After attending the elite British Prep School Eton ...

Therefore it's time to be given a more legible sign. "It's really important to commemorate the presence of George Orwell, Eric Blair, at that particular house."She said Orwell's time spent in ...

Before he became a political thinker and author, the "Animal Farm" writer was born Eric Blair, and attended Eton on a King's scholarship. In fact, the only known video footage of Orwell is this ...