George Orwell's Biography
Being a son of a british civil servant, Orwell spent his first days in India. His mother brought him and his sister to England about a year after his birth. Orwell never really knew his father as he was never at home. Even when his father retired from job, Orwell couldnt build a bond with his father. He found his father dull and conservative.
Orwell's childhood was very boring as he was always sick with flu or bronchitis. He was a writer as a young boy as he wrote is first poem at the age of four. His first literary success came at the age of 11 when he got one of his poems published into the local newspaper. Like many boys in England Orwell was sent to boarding school and he noticed how rich people were treated better than poor people. Orwell wasn't a very social boy, he was always reading and writing which meant that whatever he lacked in personality he made up in his writing. Orwell got a scholarship to Eton College to further his studies.
Unfortunately he couldn't go any further as his family had no money and couldn't send him to university. He then went back to India and joined the India Imperial Police force in 1992. He served for 5 years and gave up his position to move back to England wanting to be a writer.
Orwell was unable to get the right job as a writer and fulfil his dream to make enough money. Orwell had to do other jobs. Orwell was then diagnosed with tuberculosis in 1938. He spent several months in the hospital trying to recover but there was no effective cure for this disease. To support himself Orwell did several writing jobs such as writing essays and reviews. Until finally he got a break as the producer of BBC in 1941. He then resigned to be the literary editor of a socialist newspaper.
Orwell was married to Eileen O'Shoughnessy until her death in 1945. They adopted a son whom they named after one of Orwell's ancestors but after Eileen's death he was taken care of by Orwell's sister Avril. Orwell wrote two of his best novels towards the end of his life, those novels being Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four. Orwell wrote Animal Farm in 1945 and it brought him great acclaim and financial awards. Near the end of his life Orwell purposed to Sonia Brownell. They were officially married in 1950 only a short time after his death. Brownell inherited Orwell's estate and made a carrer out of managing his books legacy. (George Orwell Biography, 1966)
Orwell's childhood was very boring as he was always sick with flu or bronchitis. He was a writer as a young boy as he wrote is first poem at the age of four. His first literary success came at the age of 11 when he got one of his poems published into the local newspaper. Like many boys in England Orwell was sent to boarding school and he noticed how rich people were treated better than poor people. Orwell wasn't a very social boy, he was always reading and writing which meant that whatever he lacked in personality he made up in his writing. Orwell got a scholarship to Eton College to further his studies.
Unfortunately he couldn't go any further as his family had no money and couldn't send him to university. He then went back to India and joined the India Imperial Police force in 1992. He served for 5 years and gave up his position to move back to England wanting to be a writer.
Orwell was unable to get the right job as a writer and fulfil his dream to make enough money. Orwell had to do other jobs. Orwell was then diagnosed with tuberculosis in 1938. He spent several months in the hospital trying to recover but there was no effective cure for this disease. To support himself Orwell did several writing jobs such as writing essays and reviews. Until finally he got a break as the producer of BBC in 1941. He then resigned to be the literary editor of a socialist newspaper.
Orwell was married to Eileen O'Shoughnessy until her death in 1945. They adopted a son whom they named after one of Orwell's ancestors but after Eileen's death he was taken care of by Orwell's sister Avril. Orwell wrote two of his best novels towards the end of his life, those novels being Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four. Orwell wrote Animal Farm in 1945 and it brought him great acclaim and financial awards. Near the end of his life Orwell purposed to Sonia Brownell. They were officially married in 1950 only a short time after his death. Brownell inherited Orwell's estate and made a carrer out of managing his books legacy. (George Orwell Biography, 1966)