Shortly before he died George Orwell asked that no one ... that consciousness might be an ambiguous blessing. Orwell sought a style of writing in which it would be impossible to lie without ...

Photos relating to Orwell's world and its influence on his writing, including shots from his time with the BBC's Eastern Service. Inspired by his experiences in Spain, Homage to Catalonia was ...

Photos relating to Orwell's world and its influence on his writing, including shots from his time with the BBC's Eastern Service. Third from the left is TS Eliot with George Orwell standing behind ...

The George Orwell statue has been unveiled ... Initially a lot of Orwell's time was spent writing a weekly news commentary aimed primarily at India, to be read on air by Indian members of the ...

The Orkney-based writer is among my journalistic heroes: George Orwell inspired me to write; Ian Jack inspired me to write better; and Christine Muir showed me that memorable writing need not deal ...