The Unknown Orwell introduces Eric Blair, of Eton, the Indian Imperial Police, the Portobello Road, and the Rue du Pot de Fer, who, at the age of 30, on the publication of his first book, Down and Out in Paris and London, became George Orwell. It is divided into five parts, and features studies of Blair’s time at Eton, his years in Burma, the phase when he became a writer, and how he became Orwell. Always a fascinating subject, Orwell.
