George Orwell archive

To inspire interest in Orwell and political writing in general, entries from George Orwell's domestic and political diaries can be read online, 70 years since they were written. The domestic diaries cover his diverse interests, including nature, woodwork and cookery, while the political diaries carry his thoughts on the Spanish Civil War, his time in Morocco, British politics and the descent of Europe into world war. They start on 9th August 1938 and run until 1942. More information