Animal Farm and the Stolen Basilus

... Animal Farm and the Stolen Basilus George Orwell was born in 1903 he changed his name when he became a writer, but originally he was named Eric Blair. He was born and brought up in India. He was brought up in an upper class family. His father and both his grandfathers made their livings in Burma and India were they were police officers. Orwell went to a private boarding school called St Cyprians, which he despised immensely. Even though the other boys were from the same upper class background, he found him self-feeling out of place, as he was not as wealthy as the others were. He hated everything about it, mainly the lack of comfort and the terrible and frequent bullying. He stayed at St Cyprians until he was 14 years old. In a way, the experience helped him in a great way, as it contributed to his passion for

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