George Orwell Resources
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| Biographies | 1984 | Animal Farm | Other |
George Orwell Bibliography
I have compiled a complete (so far as I know) primary and selective, annotated secondary bibliography for Orwell. This bibliography is entirely my own work. No other complete primary Orwell bibliographies are available online. The most complete Orwell bibliography in print is Gillian Fenwick's 1998 book George Orwell: A Bibliography. Note that this was published 2 years after I completed my bibliography in 1996.Part
One: A Short Biography
a biographical sketch that I wrote
Part Two: Primary Works
first
section
novels, nonfiction books, pamphlets/booklets, essays/articles
second
section
transcripts of broadcasts, essay, letter, and mixed-genre collections,
poetry, letters to the editor, works edited
third
section
book reviews, standard edition, manuscripts
Part Three: Secondary Works
first
section
bibliographies, biographies
second
section
general criticism, criticism on 1984
George Orwell Pictures
Note: I do not have the copyright for these pictures.Small
head
shot
Medium
head
shot (top of page)
another
head shot
Large
large
head shot
George Orwell Texts Online
Various Orwell sites have links to an essay or two. I've compiled all of Orwell's texts that I've found online. Some essays are available in numerous places. The main links are to those sites I think most aesthetically pleasing and easy to read. You may want to check out an alternate location though, if you have problems connecting to the main site, or want a basic, easy to print text.Animal Farm The entire book online!
As I Please
December
24, 1943
December
31, 1943
January
7, 1944
February
4, 1944
February
25, 1944
April 14,
1944
June 30,
1944
July 14,
1944
September
8, 1944
February
2, 1945
(undated)
The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius
London Letter
Winter
1945
Notes on Nationalism Alternate location: 1
Politics and the English Language Alternate locations: 1 , 2 , 3
Why I Write Alternate location: 1
George Orwell Quotes
A few of Orwell's memorable words...
George Orwell Biographies
These are short online biographies, a page to several pages long. For a selected list of print book-length biographies, see my secondary bibliography, part one.
Biography from the
Maros Kollar Homepage
bio with a picture
Biography
from the Thoughtcrimes Archive
bio with a picture
Biography
from Bohemian Ink
short bio with a picture
Biography
from NovelGuide
short bio
Biography
from ClassicNotes
bio with picture
Resources for Nineteen Eighty-Four
Essay on 1984 from Maros Kollar homepageIncludes a summary, character descriptions, plot info, description of the political system, and comments on symbolism. The best of the 1984 essays.
George Orwell
was Wrong
Essay arguing that Orwell's vision of the future was incorrect.
1984 Report
A summary of the book.
1984
Report
A summary with some analysis, and a picture.
Book
Review of 1984
Informal summary.
Background on 1984
from newspeak.com
Summary of the book
ClassicNotes:
1984
Summary, analysis, character list, message board, and online quiz.
JiffyNotes
Summary of 1984
Detailed chapter by chapter summary.
Orwell Today
Suggests and gives examples of themes in the book. Links to recent
news stories with similar themes.
New York
Times review
Text of the Times' original review of 1984 on June 12, 1949.
Resources for Animal Farm
Essay on Animal Farm from Maros Kollar homepageIncludes a summary, comments on symbolism, and a picture. The best of the Animal Farm essays.
George Orwell and the Politics
of Animal Farm
Biography of Orwell and plot of the book.
Animalism
vs. Marxism
Essay comparing the book's philosophy of Animalism to Marxism.
Lyrics From Animal
Farm
Lyrics to the songs in the book.
NovelGuide:
Animal Farm
Summary for each chapter, character profiles, metaphor analysis, theme
analysis, quotes, and a biography of Orwell.
ClassicNotes:
Animal Farm
Summary and analysis for each chapter, character list, message board.
Animal
Farm movie review
Review of the 1955 movie.
Other resources on Orwell and his works
Maros Kollar Orwell PageSummaries of Orwell's main books. Bibliography and pictures. Links to many of Orwell's essays. An excellent resource.
A comparison
of Orwell's Animal Farm and 1984
Essay comparing and contrasting the two books.
Book
Review of Homage to Catalonia
Short review of the book.
The Literary Connection
Literary discussion board. George Orwell is a topic.
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