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Monday, May 30, 2022

Basic timeline of George Orwell

This post is a basic timeline of writer George Orwell (1903-1950). There are 23 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

• 1903: Born in Motihari, British India
• 1904: Moves to Henley-on-Thames, England
• 1917: Becomes a King's Scholar at Eton College
• 1922: Joins the Indian Imperial Police in Burma
• 1927: Moves to London, England
• 1928: Moves to Paris, France
• 1929: Moves to Suffolk, England
• 1932: Becomes teacher at Hawthorns High School in London
• 1933: Publishes Down and Out in Paris and London
• 1934: Publishes Burmese Days
• 1935: Publishes A Clergyman's Daughter
• 1936: Publishes Shooting an Elephant
• 1936: Publishes Keep the Aspidistra Flying
• 1936: Joins the Spanish Civil War
• 1937: Moves to Greenwich, England
• 1937: Publishes The Road to Wigan Pier
• 1938: Publishes Homage to Catalonia
• 1939: Publishes Coming Up for Air
• 1940: Publishes Inside the Whale
• 1945: Publishes Animal Farm
• 1946: Publishes Critical Essays
• 1949: Publishes Nineteen Eighty-Four
• 1950: Died at age 46 in London, England