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Against the Day: David Lebedoff on Orwell and Waugh

Submitted by Karol J Gajewski, Aug 10, 2008 16:50

Orwell's description of the 'ghastly' St. Cyprian's did not accord with the reality of his experience, according to Jacintha Buddicom, one of his earliest female friends. She maintained that he had been a contented, if aloof boy who only discovered the hell of St. Cyprian's when he sought to re-invent a persona for himself in later life. To put it bluntly, if Eric Blair (as he was) had admitted to a liking for an English 'public school' existence, his credentials as a Socialist writer would have been irretrievably damaged.


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Orwell's description of the 'ghastly' St. Cyprian's did not accord with the reality of his experience, according to Jacintha Buddicom,...

Karol J Gajewski

Aug 10, 2008 16:50

Thank you for this interesting article that compares and contrasts two splendid, but very different writers. As an Englishman, I... [MORE]

Eric Hester

Jul 30, 2008 16:31

I disagree with Shalom Freedman. Waugh wrote less directly political material than Orwell, but what he did write in this... [MORE]

Hal G. P. Colebatch

Jul 30, 2008 10:26

Straight away must I congratulate Mr. Lebedoff on his use of the word "disinterested" in its original and correct meaning.... [MORE]

Barry Larking

Jul 30, 2008 05:08

One minor point: Orwell is generally considered the finest political journalist of the century, and a courageous opponent of totalitarianism.... [MORE]

Shalom Freedman

Jul 30, 2008 03:42

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