English Literature / Unit 17 ENL 1607 short lesson, about 20 seconds
George Orwell
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The idea
George Orwell, the pen name of Eric Blair, served as a police officer in Burma, documented poverty in The Road to Wigan Pier and fought in Spain, recorded in Homage to Catalonia. A democratic socialist, he opposed Stalinism. He died in nineteen fifty.
In practice
Burma, Wigan, Spain.
Where people slip
Some life details rest on one reference source.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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