Comments for George Orwell Festival 2012, 20 - 23 September http://georgeorwellfestival.org Celebrating the life, work, and influence of Orwell in and around the Hertfordshire locale that he knew Tue, 14 Aug 2012 02:10:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Comment on ‘The enduring myth of George Orwell’ by Homepage http://georgeorwellfestival.org/?p=1979#comment-184 Homepage Tue, 14 Aug 2012 02:10:52 +0000 http://georgeorwellfestival.org/?p=1979#comment-184 <strong>... [Trackback]...</strong> [...] Find More Informations here: georgeorwellfestival.org/?p=1979 [...]... … [Trackback]…

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]]> Comment on 22 September 2012 Jack Common and George Orwell in Wallington by Peter Common http://georgeorwellfestival.org/?page_id=2227#comment-154 Peter Common Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:51:37 +0000 http://georgeorwellfestival.org/?page_id=2227#comment-154 I look forward to seeing my 1938-9 residence again. I look forward to seeing my 1938-9 residence again.

]]> Comment on Festival programme by William Begg http://georgeorwellfestival.org/?page_id=77#comment-83 William Begg Sun, 20 Nov 2011 04:10:23 +0000 http://georgeorwellfestival.wordpress.com/#comment-83 Hi, I was researching on George Orwell. I didn't know that there's a festival dedicated for him. I hope I get to visit the festival next year though. Hi, I was researching on George Orwell. I didn’t know that there’s a festival dedicated for him. I hope I get to visit the festival next year though.

]]> Comment on Orwell articles by Simon Maddison http://georgeorwellfestival.org/?page_id=278#comment-80 Simon Maddison Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:48:51 +0000 http://georgeorwellfestival.org/?page_id=278#comment-80 Orwell Photos I forgot the link! Here it is: http://orwell.ru/bio/gallery/english/eg_001 there are 14 sets of photos here. Orwell Photos
I forgot the link! Here it is: http://orwell.ru/bio/gallery/english/eg_001
there are 14 sets of photos here.

]]> Comment on Orwell articles by Simon Maddison http://georgeorwellfestival.org/?page_id=278#comment-79 Simon Maddison Sun, 25 Sep 2011 13:40:29 +0000 http://georgeorwellfestival.org/?page_id=278#comment-79 You Tube has lots of interesting videos: George Orwell Part 1- 6 documentary by Malcolm Hossick The Real George Orwell again in parts a South Bank show from 2003 by D J Taylor George Orwell A life in Pictures where Christopher Langham plays Orwell originally shown on the BBC. All these have great documentary newsreal footage and archive photos (unfortunately the first has very irritating music!) Also Oxford 2009 Richard Blair in conversation with D J Taylor You Tube has lots of interesting videos:
George Orwell Part 1- 6 documentary by Malcolm Hossick
The Real George Orwell again in parts a South Bank show from 2003 by D J Taylor
George Orwell A life in Pictures where Christopher Langham plays Orwell originally shown on the BBC.
All these have great documentary newsreal footage and archive photos (unfortunately the first has very irritating music!)
Also Oxford 2009 Richard Blair in conversation with D J Taylor

]]> Comment on Orwell articles by Simon Maddison http://georgeorwellfestival.org/?page_id=278#comment-78 Simon Maddison Sun, 25 Sep 2011 12:41:30 +0000 http://georgeorwellfestival.org/?page_id=278#comment-78 12 photos of Orwell here including one of him at ILP Summer School in Letchworth, 1937. Probably at St Chris' - not that you can recognise the surroundings. 12 photos of Orwell here including one of him at ILP Summer School in Letchworth, 1937. Probably at St Chris’ – not that you can recognise the surroundings.

]]> Comment on Orwell articles by Simon Maddison http://georgeorwellfestival.org/?page_id=278#comment-77 Simon Maddison Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:04:56 +0000 http://georgeorwellfestival.org/?page_id=278#comment-77 Orwell's London Interesting article here by Gordon Bowker: http://theorwellprize.co.uk/george-orwell/about-orwell/gordon-bowker-orwells-london/ Orwell’s London
Interesting article here by Gordon Bowker:
http://theorwellprize.co.uk/george-orwell/about-orwell/gordon-bowker-orwells-london/

]]> Comment on Orwell’s house for rent… by Hugh Axton http://georgeorwellfestival.org/?p=599#comment-69 Hugh Axton Sat, 03 Sep 2011 10:45:42 +0000 http://georgeorwellfestival.org/?p=599#comment-69 There may be some confusion or a little poetic licence as far as Quarry House is concerned. The Blairs did live at Rose Lawn, Quarry House backed onto Rose Lawn and was lived in by the Buddicom family the three children of whom Jacintha was the oldest (2 years older than Eric) together with Prosper and Guinever were Eric's best friends and during school holidays they were inseperable. So either it is Quarry House which Eric Blair visited a great deal, or his home; Rose Lawn, has been renamed. A visit tol Shiplake would quickly determine which it is. Rose Lawn was in Station Road. There may be some confusion or a little poetic licence as far as Quarry House is concerned. The Blairs did live at Rose Lawn, Quarry House backed onto Rose Lawn and was lived in by the Buddicom family the three children of whom Jacintha was the oldest (2 years older than Eric) together with Prosper and Guinever were Eric’s best friends and during school holidays they were inseperable. So either it is Quarry House which Eric Blair visited a great deal, or his home; Rose Lawn, has been renamed. A visit tol Shiplake would quickly determine which it is. Rose Lawn was in Station Road.

]]> Comment on Orwell’s house for rent… by Rich http://georgeorwellfestival.org/?p=599#comment-68 Rich Thu, 01 Sep 2011 08:11:58 +0000 http://georgeorwellfestival.org/?p=599#comment-68 Facebook and Twitter: they may be all the rage, and the kind of thing that journalists and commentators who have little experience of the real world and ordinary people say will change the world, but little do they know. But for once I can agree with a democrat of right wing persuasion. No reason why he might not be right (occasionally!) "George Orwell would be appalled by the hypocrisy of online activism" - http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/willheaven/100019810/george-orwell-would-be-appalled-by-the-hypocrisy-of-online-activism/ Facebook and Twitter: they may be all the rage, and the kind of thing that journalists and commentators who have little experience of the real world and ordinary people say will change the world, but little do they know. But for once I can agree with a democrat of right wing persuasion. No reason why he might not be right (occasionally!)
“George Orwell would be appalled by the hypocrisy of online activism” – http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/willheaven/100019810/george-orwell-would-be-appalled-by-the-hypocrisy-of-online-activism/

]]> Comment on The technology of ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four’ by Daniel http://georgeorwellfestival.org/?page_id=282#comment-67 Daniel Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:04:53 +0000 http://georgeorwellfestival.org/?page_id=282#comment-67 'Sampling is viewed by many as a corruption of the original, an attempt to re-invent history in a way that lends greater credibility to the sampler than the sampled.' Who exactly are these 'many' who hold this view? Writing 'viewed by many' without qualification is an attempt to lend credibility to an unsubstantiated comment. And since when is sampling 'an attempt to re-invent history'? That's the least likely motivation I can think of. ‘Sampling is viewed by many as a corruption of the original, an attempt to re-invent history in a way that lends greater credibility to the sampler than the sampled.’ Who exactly are these ‘many’ who hold this view? Writing ‘viewed by many’ without qualification is an attempt to lend credibility to an unsubstantiated comment. And since when is sampling ‘an attempt to re-invent history’? That’s the least likely motivation I can think of.

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