George Orwell Biography Timeline

 1903  -  born in

1912-  his father stayed in india

1911-   he went to St Cyprian's School in Eastbourne

1917 he won a scholarship to

 in 1921 he joined the British police in Burma. However Orwell grew dissatisfied and he resigned in 1927.

he resigned in 1927.

In 1928 he journeyed to Paris.

n 1932-1933 Orwell worked as a teache

n 1934 Orwell got a part time job in a second hand bookshop. Meanwhile in 1933 his first book was published Down and Out in Paris and London. In 1934 his first novel Bu

Also in 1936 Orwell married Eileen. (She died in 1945).

In 1936 George Orwell was commissioned to write a book about

 (She died in 1945

n 1936 George Orwell was commissioned to write a book about poverty in northern England. The Road to Wigan Pier was published in 1937. Meanwhile Orwell, a Socialist left for Sp

1936 to fight in the Spanish Civil War.

A Homage to Catalonia, published in 1938.

The Great Writer

1938 Orwell was suffering from tuberculosis

He spent the winter of 1938-1939 in Morocco.

In 1939 another novel, Coming Up For Air was published. At the beginning of the Second World War George Orwell was rejected for

1941 to 1943 he worked for the BBC

1943 he became literary editor for the Tribune

 Then in 1945 his great satire Animal Farm was published. In 1949 his masterpiece 1984 was published. But his health was failing. In October

1949 George Orwell married his second wife Sonia. George Orwell died on 21 January 1950. He was only 46.