'Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written,
directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism
as I understand it.' Thus wrote Orwell following his experiences as a militiaman
in the Spanish Civil War, chronicled in 'Homage to Catalonia'. Here he
brings to bear all the force of his humanity, passion and clarity, describing
with bitter intensity the bright hopes and cynical betrayals of that chaotic
episode.

'Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written,
directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism
as I understand it.' Thus wrote Orwell following his experiences as a militiaman
in the Spanish Civil War, chronicled in 'Homage to Catalonia'. Here he
brings to bear all the force of his humanity, passion and clarity, describing
with bitter intensity the bright hopes and cynical betrayals of that chaotic
episode.

George Orwell's brilliant reporting and political conscience formed an impassioned picture of his life and times. Orwell was born in India and educated at Eton. He served with the Indian Imperial Police in Burma from 1922 to 1927. He returned to England where he lived for several years in poverty. Among Orwell's books are DOWN AND OUT IN PARIS AND LONDON, BURMESE DAYS and THE ROAD TO WIGAN PIER. He is best known for the allegorical fable ANIMAL FARM and in the novel NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR.