At Last—Orwell’s ‘Rambling’ Preacher Identified
Continuing from my most recent post on the subject (yet again, some might say!) of Orwell’s stay in Sheffield in March 1936, my…
O’Brien’s ‘Brotherhood’ Inspired by Orwell’s Visit to Sheffield?
In his diary entry for 3 March 1936, George Orwell writes “In the evening was taken to a Methodist Church where some kind…
The Old Ways – Penguin’s ‘Wayfarer’ Competition
It’s rather late in the day, but rather fortuitously, a couple of weeks ago I received an email from my tutor at UEA…
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…
Orwell In Sheffield
I have been away in Yorkshire carrying out some research for a book I am working on. While I was in Sheffield, I…
Orwell in Sheffield
Following some recent research associated with a current writing project, I stumbled upon a gem on the Sheffield local history website. It is…