Norfolk and Orwell
Once again I find it necessary to apologize for failing to post any updates to Beyond 1984 since last July. The reason for…
Margaret Thatcher – Three Stops Past Barking
I laughed out loud when I read the other day that 1980s Conservative back-benchers had the nickname ‘Daggers’ for their illustrious leader Maggie,…
Orwell’s Rejection by T S Eliot
Orwell Trivia No.2 As a director of the renowned publishers Faber & Faber, T S Eliot was regarded as ‘a safe pair of…
The “Birth’ of George Orwell
No.1 in a series of posts on Orwell trivia. “George Orwell came into being on Thursday 8 January 1933, the official publication day…
Writer Orwell – Seventy Years Ago Today
According to Orwell’s diaries (as edited by Peter Davison), he spent the early part of July 1942 in Worcestershire while on a week’s…
Heathrow Slow Hand-Clappers Beware, Big Brother Is Watching You!
Today’s reports on the ‘fears of public disorder’ at Heathrow Airport due to slow hand-clapping by passengers showing their derision towards passport staff…
Diminishing Links With Writer Orwell
On hearing the sad news of the death of Eric Sykes (pictured with his buddy Spike Milligan), it occurred to me that the…
T S Eliot & Animal Farm
T S Eliot (Left) and Fellow Faber & Faber Directors Photographed in 1948 George Orwell was a great admirer of T S Eliot,…
Orwell and Academic Writing
As previous visitors to this blog are probably aware, I recently entered university as an undergraduate, reading English Literature with Creative Writing. I’m…
George Orwell In Sheffield
Following on from my previous posts on George Orwell’s stay in Sheffield’s Neepsend district, I thought it would be interesting to write a…