Harrow and George Orwell Days. Such Were The Joys. I know. And you think you know too. George Orwell didn't go to Harrow. Orwell went to Eton. Then he went everywhere; Barcelona, Mandalay, Wigan... which meant I had to go everywhere too. And George Orwell wasn't really called George Orwell. He was christened Eric Arthur Blair. Eric simply called himself George in print so that he could write free from idiotic two ton Texan republicans, the Bill Mccalpin wikipedia morons, wimpering on and on about him. Eric kept the Eric thing close to his loved family and trusted friends. He kept himself anonymous so releasing himself. Eric didn't feel a blinging, minging, clinging need to be recognised as Eric at all hours and in all places for self agrandissement, sad and frustrated that no one understood
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