TY - BOOK AU - Agathocleous,Tanya TI - George Orwell: Battling Big Brother T2 - Oxford Portraits Series SN - 9780198028406 AV - PR6029.R8 .A338 2000 U1 - 828/.91209 B PY - 2000/// CY - Cary PB - Oxford University Press, Incorporated KW - Orwell, George,-1903-1950 KW - Authors, English-20th century-Biography KW - Literature and society-England-History-20th century KW - Electronic books N1 - Intro -- CONTENTS -- 1 BEGINNINGS -- 2 HOW THE POOR LIVE -- 3 IN THE TRENCHES -- 4 FROM THE BLITZ TO THE BBC -- Orwell and the English Language -- "As I Please" -- 5 BECOMING A LEGEND -- Animal Farm -- Letter to Gwen O'Shaughnessy -- 6 ORWELL'S LEGACIES -- CHRONOLOGY -- FURTHER READING -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y N2 - Tanya Agathocleous's concise biography is enhanced by sidebars and picture captions which include numerous excerpts from Orwell's journalistic and literary writings. A final chapter explores Orwell's cultural legacy--his lasting contributions to freedom of thought throughout the world UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=5763586 ER -