George Orwell bibliography 1942, have survived (they are reproduced in "War Broadcasts"). He was also asked to provide an essay about British cooking along with recipes for "The British Council". Orwell kept a diary which has been published by his widow—Sonia Brownell—and academic Peter Davison, in addition to his private correspondence. George Orwell bibliography The bibliography of George Orwell includes journalism, essays, novels and non-fiction books written by the British writer Eric Blair (1903–50), either under his own name or, more usually, under his pen name George Orwell. Orwell was a prolific writer on topics related to contemporary English society and literary criticism,
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