Although the Blair family was not very wealthy - Orwell later described them ironically as "lower-upper-middle class."" ... ("Orwell- 2) The book was published as, Down and Out in Paris and London, in 1933 by the House of Gollancz. Eric Blair was now officially known in the world as George Orwell. ... In 1943 he began to write Animal Farm, and the next year Orwell and his wife adopted a son. ... ("Orwell-2) Eric Blair died in January 1950 of a tuberculosis hemorrhage, having just finished 1984. ...

• Word Count: 8146
• Approx Pages: 33
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School