Future Orwell works at risk from poor quality edits and illegitimate prints when copyrights expire in 2020 * * September 4th 2019. The expiration of copyright on George Orwell’s extensive body of work next year could lead to “poor quality editions and dubious editing” of future publications of his novels, the chair of the Orwell…Read more Copyright Expiry
The publication of the Palgrave Handbook of Leninist Political Philosophy is an opportunity to reflect on George Orwell's thoughts about Lenin and his consequences. * * Recalling his youth, in 1936 George Orwell wrote: One day the master who taught us English set us a kind of general knowledge paper of which one of the…Read more Orwell and Lenin
Music composed and performed by John Hodgson, in response to Christopher Priest's short story "Shooting an Episode", a title which suggests its inspiration in the reportage of George Orwell. The complete set, for all the stories in Priest's new collection, is hosted on Soundcloud, and can be found here. "Shooting an Episode" first appeared…Read more 2019 Orwell Inspired
* November 12-16 2019. Hen and Chickens pub theatre, Highbury, North London presented by Brian Kettell * * Further details from the producer Brian Kettell on bkettell [at] hotmail.com This production is independent of the Orwell Society Uploaded 14th August 2019
Some titles now in print * Non-Fiction Dystopia: A Natural History by Gregory Claeys (Oxford University Press) The Ministry of Truth: A Biography of George Orwell's 1984 by Dorian Lynskey (Pan Macmillan) Blitz Writing (Night Shift & It Was Different At The Time) by Inez Holden (Handheld Press) "It Was Different At The Time is…Read more Recently Published
The Orwell Society's visit to the Hertfordshire village of Wallington, home of George and Eileen Orwell from 1936, was a memorable experience for our members. Judi and Keith Williamson share their memories of the day. * * June 9th would have been the wedding anniversary of George and Eileen Orwell, who were married at St…Read more In the Footsteps of Orwell and Eileen
An introduction to Orwell’s Spain by Oscar Clarke * * Oscar Clarke last wrote for us on George Orwell as Britain stood up to totalitarianism. Now he describes the work of Franz Borkenau, who like Orwell had been on the ground in Spain, and whom Orwell came to know personally after Borkenau took refuge in…Read more The Spanish Cockpit
