George Orwell

An archive of texts and documents by and about George Orwell on libcom.org.

Homage to Catalonia - George Orwell

George Orwell's famous 1938 account of the Spanish Revolution and Civil War, from his point of view as a volunteer in the POUM militia.

Looking back on the Spanish war - George Orwell

“In essence it was a class war” - George Orwell reflects on his experiences as a volunteer militiaman in the Spanish Revolution and Civil War…

Spilling the Spanish beans - George Orwell

George Orwell's 1937 essay on the deceptions in the British press which obscured the revolutionary character of events in Spain in favour of a…