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3 days ago · George Orwell. Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950) was an English novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic who wrote under the pen name of George Orwell. [2] His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to totalitarianism, and support of democratic socialism. [3] [4]
3 days ago · A review of Lessons in George Orwell and Russia: 2+2=5, Masha Karp (Bloomsbury, 2023), £21.99. No 20th century British author has been more written about than Eric Arthur Blair, famous under his pen-name George Orwell. Still, for those interested in his political trajectory and in the people and events that determined it, Masha Karp’s new ...
4 days ago · Frustrated with the slow pace of change, the Pankhursts changed their tactics. As the group grew in membership, the group's actions grew in boldness. They took to conducting large demonstrations in front of Parliament; one of these demonstrations led to several arrests of protesters.
1 day ago · Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 – 13 August 1946) was an English writer. Prolific in many genres, he wrote more than fifty novels and dozens of short stories. His non-fiction output included works of social commentary, politics, history, popular science, satire, biography, and autobiography. Wells' science fiction novels are so well ...
5 days ago · Alice and Neil talk about British suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst and her struggle to get women a better life. This week's question Which was the first country to give all women the right...
5 days ago · Though Pankhurst and her suffragettes were out to change the world, there were plenty of men who liked it just as it was. However, militancy wasn’t foreign to Pankhurst, either… Wikimedia...
3 days ago · Despite this, the years before 1918 still provide the subject for much British women’s history. Suffrage continues to fascinate, and the recent reinterpretations of the British campaigns by June Purvis and Sandra Holton amongst others ensure that it remains in the public eye.
