About George Orwell

About George Orwell

W. Scott Lucas

SOURCE: Lucas, W. Scott. “An Overview of the Life and Career of George Orwell.” In Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism, Vol. 128, edited by Scott Darga and Linda Pavlovski. Farmington Hills, Mich.: The Gale Group, 2002.

[In the following original essay, Lucas discusses Orwell's life, career, awards and recognition, and overall body of work, while also examining the era in which Orwell wrote and the critical reception of his works.]

ABOUT GEORGE ORWELL

Eric Blair, later known as George...

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