George Orwell's profound quote, "If you loved someone, you loved him, and when you had nothing else to give, you still gave ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Like other historical figures, such as Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill, Orwell has been a magnet for falsely attributed ...

In his 1949 review, Lionel Trilling writes that George Orwell’s “1984” is about a state power that was coercing, not ...

George Orwell’s Animal Farm is one of those classic stories that gets passed down to every generation to remind them about ...

When George Orwell penned his now-famous dystopian novel, “1984” — released 67 years ago in June 1949 — it was intended as fiction. The futuristic setting is more than three decades in our rearview ...

There is much to be learned from George Orwell’s classic novel “1984,” written in 1949, which has suddenly jumped again to the top of bestseller lists. It’s no wonder — in today’s political world of ...

The organizations behind Banned Books Week based this year's theme, "Censorship Is So 1984. Read for Your Rights," on Orwell's sobering story to show we may be closer in real life to his dystopia than ...

It’s a source of no small irony to read George Orwell’s essays in the closing days of this election season -- although not for the reasons one might expect. Sure, there have been plenty of Orwellian ...

The novelist and journalist died of tuberculosis in a London hospital on 21 January 1950 George Orwell to be honoured on new £2 coin by Royal Mint 23 January 1950 We regret to announce the death of ...

"Animal Farm" is a movie full of songs and talking critters but also tackles heady themes from George Orwell's novella. Is it ...