George Orwell Biography and Timeline — Page 3

The Moon Under Water

Orwell described his ideal public house in the essay The Moon Under Water.

The Prevention of Literature

Publishes The Prevention of Literature.

Role range: 1903-1950

Why I Write

Publishes Why I Write.

Role range: 1903-1950

Lear Tolstoy and the Fool

Publishes Lear, Tolstoy and the Fool.

Role range: 1903-1950

Tuberculosis

Enters Hairmyres Hospital for tuberculosis treatment.

Role range: 1903-1950

Toward European Unity Essay

Orwell argued about the prospects for democratic socialism and a more united Europe.

Nineteen Eighty-Four Draft

Completes the manuscript of Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Role range: 1903-1950

Writers and Leviathan Draft

Orwell worked on reflections about the difficult relationship between writers and political power.

Barnhill Writing

Works on Nineteen Eighty-Four while seriously ill.

Role range: 1903-1950

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Publishes Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Role range: 1903-1950

Nineteen Eighty-Four

States that Nineteen Eighty-Four is not an attack on socialism or the Labour Party.

Role range: 1903-1950

Labour Party Letter

Explains that Nineteen Eighty-Four is not an attack on democratic socialism.

Role range: 1903-1950

University College Hospital

Moves to University College Hospital in London.

Role range: 1903-1950

Marriage to Sonia Brownell

Marries Sonia Brownell in hospital.

Role range: 1903-1950

Death of George Orwell

Death of George Orwell in London.

Role range: 1903-1950

Burial

Is buried at All Saints' Church, Sutton Courtenay.

Role range: 1903-1950

England Your England Collected

Orwell's essay England Your England circulated in a posthumous collection of his writings.

Such Such Were the Joys

Such Such Were the Joys is published after his death.

Role range: 1903-1950

Shooting an Elephant Collection

A posthumous collection titled Shooting an Elephant and Other Essays brought together Orwell's nonfiction.

Animal Farm Adaptation

Animal Farm reaches new audiences through adaptation.

Role range: 1903-1950

Nineteen Eighty-Four Broadcast

Nineteen Eighty-Four gains a wider audience through broadcasting.

Role range: 1903-1950

The Orwell Reader Anthology

The Orwell Reader presented selections from Orwell's fiction and nonfiction to a wider audience.

Collected Essays Published

A collected edition of Orwell's essays helped preserve his literary criticism and political journalism.

Orwell Essays Volume Reissued

New editions of Orwell's collected essays continued to make his political criticism available.

Collected Essays Journalism and Letters

Collected essays, journalism and letters consolidate Orwell's reputation.

Role range: 1903-1950

Orwell Nineteen Eighty Four Film

A film adaptation of Orwell's dystopian novel appeared in the calendar year of its title.

Nineteen Eighty-Four Legacy

Public attention returns strongly to Orwell's dystopian novel.

Role range: 1903-1950

Complete Works

A major edited edition of Orwell's complete works appears.

Role range: 1903-1950

Centenary

His centenary renews public interest in Orwell's life and writing.

Role range: 1903-1950

Orwell Prize

The Orwell Prize continues promoting political writing in his name.

Role range: 1903-1950

Nineteen Eighty-Four Sales

Surveillance debates renew interest in Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Role range: 1903-1950

Orwell Biography

New biographies mark continuing interest in Orwell's life and influence.

Role range: 1903-1950