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George Orwell

George Orwell. Born in 1903 in Molinari in the British colony of India. Family. His farther Richard worked for the Opium Department of the Civil Service His mother Ida brought him to England at the age of one. Education. At the age of five George was sent to a small school in Henley.

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George Orwell

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  1. George Orwell Born in 1903 in Molinari in the British colony of India.

  2. Family • His farther Richard worked for the Opium Department of the Civil Service • His mother Ida brought him to England at the age of one.

  3. Education • At the age of five George was sent to a small school in Henley. • After this school he extended St Cyprians School on a scholarship so his parent only had to pay half of the fees. • After this he gained a scholarship to Wellington and Eton Collages

  4. Burma • After finishing his studies at Eton, having no prospect of gaining a university scholarship and his family's means being insufficient to pay his tuition, Eric joined the Indian Imperial Police in Burma. •  He resigned and returned to England in 1928 having grown to hate imperialism

  5. Orwell in Poverty • Orwell lived for several years in poverty, sometimes homeless, sometimes doing itinerant work, as he recalled in the book Down and Out in Paris and London.

  6. After the War • Orwell after the war was often known for his journalism. • According to Newsweek, Orwell "was the finest journalist of his day and the foremost architect of the English essay since Hazlitt." 

  7. The End • On the 21st of January George Orwell died • Now George Orwell is known for his books such as Animal Farm.

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