TY - SOUND AU - Shelden,Michael ED - Recorded Books, LLC. TI - The world of George Orwell T2 - The modern scholar SN - 9781449835200 (sound discs) AV - PR6029.8.R8 Z85 2010 U1 - 828/.91209 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Prince Frederick, MD PB - Recorded Books KW - Orwell, George, KW - Authors, English KW - 20th century KW - Biography KW - Journalists KW - Great Britain KW - Audiobooks N1 - Compact disc; Title from container; In container (26 cm.); "14 lectures"--Container; Includes bibliographical references (guide); An English schoolboy, 1903-1922 -- Servant of the Empire, 1922-1927 -- Among the poor, 1927-1933 -- Young novelist, 1933-1935 -- A window on Wigan, 1935-1936 -- The war in Spain, 1937 -- Bearing witness, 1937-1938 -- Coming up for air, 1938-1939 -- Surviving the blitz, 1940-1941 -- A voice on the BBC, 1941-1943 -- Animal farm, 1944-1945 -- Last man in Europe, 1945-1946 -- Orwell's list, 1946-1947 -- Bib brother and the world, 1948-1950; Lecture given by Michael Shelden N2 - Big Brother Is Watching You: The words are inextricably associated with the classic dystopian novel 1984 and with its revered author, George Orwell. The Modern Scholar series continues its exploration of great authors with this course from esteemed professor Michael Shelden. In these lectures Orwell, who also penned the epitome of the political satire, Animal Farm, is discussed in full, from his childhood in Henley-on-Thames to his final days UR - http://www.modernscholar.com ER -