George Orwell: The Political Pen

by Keith Ferrell

Book Overview

Born as Eric Blair in India in 1903, George Orwell was a sickly child who was sent away to boarding school at age eight. Later he won a scholarship to Eton, where he was not a good student and earned a reputation as a rebel. Following Eton, he returned to Burma as a police officer, deliberately postponing his dream of becoming a writer.

Orwell moved to Paris in 1928. He was concerned with the plight of the poor and was determined to find his...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590773543
• ISBN13: 9781590773543
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: M. Evans and Company
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7