Book description
A travelogue exploring the life and work of George Orwell through the places he lived, worked and wrote
Following in the footsteps of his literary hero, researcher and historian Oliver Lewis set out to visit all the places to have inspired and been lived in by George Orwell.
Over three…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Orwell Tour as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Lewis uses the device of traveling to tell Orwell’s life story – a brilliant idea that brings the writer’s life to life in a completely fresh way.
As someone who loves travel writing and loves Orwell’s writings, this book got me as close to walking with Orwell as I am ever likely to get.
Lewis starts in his journey in the pretty obscure town of Motihari, northern India, where Orwell was born, and follows him to Eton College, Burma, Paris, Hampstead, Wigan, Catalonia, Marrakech, and Jura, among other places.
In the three days it took me to read this compelling…
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