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From: EPBlair <>
Subject: ERIC A. BLAIR (GEORGE ORWELL)
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 09:25:49 EST


Dear India List Member:

I am looking for information on Eric Arthur Blair, British author, better
known as George Orwell, who wrote "1984", "Animal Farm", and many other books.

Eric A. Blair was born in 1903 at Motihari, Bengal, India, and was the son of
a minor civil servant in the opium division. He lived in Burma from 1922-1927,
working as a police officer. In 1934, he wrote a novel about his experiences
there, "Burmese Days."

I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN GIVE ME ON THE FAMILY OF ERIC
ARTHUR BLAIR, OR ANY OTHER BLAIR WHO LIVED IN INDIA.

Thanks,
Ed Blair.

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