George Orwell is now acknowledged as one of the most significant literary figures of the twentieth century. As novelist, essayist and author of a number of outstanding works of reportage he has exercised an influence on modern thought which is increasingly being recognised. In this new work J.R. Hammond offers a definitive chronology of Orwell, which takes account of the latest research into his life and times and provides an overview of the life of a major writer.

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J.R. Hammond is Research Fellow at Nottingham Trent University.

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General Editor's Preface Introduction Acknowledgements The Blair Family A GEORGE ORWELL CHRONOLOGY The Orwell Circle Chronology of Orwell's Works Orwell's London: A Chronology Nineteen Eighty Four : A Chronology Sources Index