George Orwell By kellyhughes13 Jun 25, 1903 Eric Arthur Blair, aka George Orwell, was born in Eastern India. Oct 2, 1914 Awake Young Men of England, a poem written by Orwell, was published. This was his first work published Dec 31, 1928 He moved to Paris to fufill his dreams of being a writer. Jan 9, 1933 Down and Out in Paris and London was published. This was Orwell's first published novel and also his first time using the pseudonym George Orwell. Apr 25, 1938 Homage to Catalonia was published. Sep 5, 1943 Orwell got the title of Literary Editor of the Tribune, a weekly magazine during the 1940s. He held this job from 1943-1946. Aug 17, 1945 The novel Animal Farm was published. Jun 8, 1949 1984 was published. Jan 21, 1950 George Orwell passes away suddenly due to a hemmoraged lung.
