Posted by Walter Hemming on March 14, 2003 at 03:26:07:
In Reply to: Blair -> Orwell ? posted by Jonne on March 10, 2003 at 16:01:14:
He grew up in upper middle class. His first book "Down and out in paris and london" was shameful for his parents. When he chose to publish it with different name, friends of his mom and dad didn't get to know that Eric Blair lived on the streets.
(Just in case you haven't read it.) The book is about Orwell's poverty in paris and london after he lived in burma.