George Orwell ... depicted in 1984 is, ultimately, “an impassioned defence of human rights”, says Prof David Dwan. A self-proclaimed democratic socialist and a humanist, Orwell was among ...

He was adopted by Eric Blair - better known by his pen name of George Orwell. Orwell's novel 1984 was the origin of the popular understanding of "Big Brother" and "Room 101". Mr Blair told BBC ...

In its letter, Amazon uses a quote from George Orwell, the famed "1984" author - but takes the ... Amazon starts the letter by explaining that when paperback books were first introduced, the ...