George orwell bio

Bio

Early Life

George Orwell, originally named Eric Arthur Blair, was born on June 25, 1903, in Motihari, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Bihar, India).

He was the second of three children in the Blair family.

George orwell family

His father, Richard Walmesley Blair, worked in the Indian Civil Service, and his mother, Ida Mabel Blair, took care of the family. In 1904, when Orwell was a year old, his family moved to England, where he spent much of his early childhood.

The Blairs settled in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.

However, due to his father's occupation, Orwell spent some of his early years in boarding schools, including St. Cyprian's, a preparatory school in Eastbourne. His experiences at St. Cyprian's later served as the basis for his critique of English public school life in his essay "Such, Such Were the Joys".

Orwell's childhood was marked by financial constraints, as his father's salary was not substantial.

This led to Orwell receiving scholarships for his edu