He is easy to quote, but what would the iconoclastic British socialist really have thought about politics today?

[Getty Images] George Orwell is better known for his book "Animal Farm," where he satirically suggested that "war is peace," a theme also present in his less-known work, "1984." Orwell, whose real ...

Shortly before he died George ... between what Orwell saw in 1937 and his vision of 1948 seems slight. In the Spanish War he saw words become the instrument of many lies. In 1984 he imagined ...

George Orwell ... and a humanist, Orwell was among those calling for a charter on human rights after World War Two. This came into being in December 1948 (six months before 1984 was published ...