While most of us know George Orwell as an authoritative critic of totalitarianism, few people know he was a committed ...

so give us a little fill on the sides in the Spanish-Civil War. John Rodden: H.G. Welles called George Orwell that Trotskyist with big feet. He was size thirteen and uh, Orwell decided that ...

Shortly before he died George Orwell asked that ... The difference between what Orwell saw in 1937 and his vision of 1948 seems slight. In the Spanish War he saw words become the instrument ...

George Orwell’s political thinking was dramatically shaped while fighting in the Spanish Civil War. Thanks to the influence of the Soviet Union, the Republican side spent a lot of time fighting ...

George Orwell is better known for his book "Animal ... He served as a policeman in Burma, fought in the Spanish Civil War, and pursued careers as a teacher and journalist. Born in Bengal, India ...

Radio 4 presents a journey through the life and work of George Orwell ... as anti-fascist as he was anti-communist, a former Spanish Civil War soldier who was anti-war but pro the Second World ...