Chronology of Important
Dates
25 June
1903 - Born in Motihari, Bengal, son of
a civil servant in Indian Civil Service.
1907-21
-
Schooling in England. Anglican convent school, St. Cyprians prep. School, Eton
College.
1922
- Joins
Indian Imperial police in Burma. Serves until resignation in 1927.
1928-29
-
Lives mainly in Paris, publishes articles and translations.
1930-32
Lives
mainly in England. Occasional teaching and tutoring.
1933
-
Publishes “Down and Out in Paris and
London”.
1934
-
Pulishes “Burmese Days” in New York,
having failed to find an English publisher.
1935 - Publishes a “A Clergyman’s Daughter.”
1936
-
Publishes “Keep the Aspidisra Flying”. Travels
in the North of England. Marries Eileen O’Shaughnessy 9 June. Leaves for Spain
and enlists in the P.O U.M militia in December.
1937
- Fighting in Spain. Wounded 20 May. Leaves Spain 23 June. Pulishes “Road to Wigan Pier.”
1938
- Publishes “Homage to Catalonia”. Tubercular illness. Visits Morocco for
health.
1939
- Publishes “Coming Up for Air”.
1940
- Publishes
“Inside the Whale”. Medically unfit
for military service, joins Home Guard.
1941
- Joins B.B.C in Indian section of overseas
service.
1942-43
-
Resigns from Home Guard and B.B.C: Becomes literary editor of Tribune. Begins
writing “Animal Farm.”
1945
-
European crrespondent for Observer. His wife dies during operation 29 March. “Animal Farm” pblished in August. Begins
writing “1984”.
1946
-
Rents house in Jura.
1947
- Suffers attacks of tuberculosis.
1948
- In
hospital. Marries Sonia Brownwell 13 October. “1984” published in June.
21
January1950 - Dies of pulmonary
tuberculosis.
Academic year 2000-2001
15 January 2001
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López