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Ian Angus (librarian)
Ian Angus (1926 – 30 October 2022) was a British librarian and a scholar on George Orwell. Life Once the Librarian at King's College London, while Deputy Librarian at University College, London, in 1968 Angus edited, with Sonia Orwell, Orwell's ''Collected Journalism, Essays and Letters'', published by Secker & Warburg. While at University College, he helped set up the Orwell Archive. In 1976 he became the second husband of the ceramics artist Ann Stokes. Ann had a second studio in Italy where they spent time with Ian tending to their olive trees. The marriage was said to be happy. Angus later assisted Peter Davison (professor), Peter Davison and Sheila Davison in editing the 20-volume work, ''The Complete Works of George Orwell'' (Secker and Warburg). Angus died on 30 October 2022, at the age of 96. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Angus, Ian 1926 births 2022 deaths British librarians George Orwell People associated with King's College London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Orwell
Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic. His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to totalitarianism, and support of democratic socialism. Orwell produced literary criticism, poetry, fiction and polemical journalism. He is known for the allegorical novella ''Animal Farm'' (1945) and the dystopian novel ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'' (1949). His non-fiction works, including ''The Road to Wigan Pier'' (1937), documenting his experience of working-class life in the industrial north of England, and ''Homage to Catalonia'' (1938), an account of his experiences soldiering for the Republican faction of the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939), are as critically respected as his essays on politics, literature, language and culture. Blair was born in India, and raised and educated in England. After school he became an Imperial policeman in Burma, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
