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George Orwell
Known best for his powerful anti-utopian novels Animal Farm (1945) and Nineteen Eighty-four (1949), English author George Orwell came to be regarded as a prophetic voice in 20th-century literature.
George Orwell, born Eric Arthur Blair, attended several schools in England during his youth:
- Preparatory School: In 1911, he was sent to a boarding school on the coast of Sussex, an experience he later reflected upon in his essay Such, Such Were the Joys.1
- Secondary Education: Orwell earned scholarships to two of England's leading schools. He briefly attended Wellington College before transferring to Eton College, where he studied from 1917 to 1921.21
Following his time at Eton, Orwell did not attend a university; instead, he joined the Indian Imperial Police and served in Burma.21