George Orwell

George Orwell

George Orwell was born in Motihari, Bihar, India on June 25th, 1903 and passed away at the age of 46 on January 21st, 1950.

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George Orwell Stats: The highest rated book by George Orwell on Book Notification is 1984, a Standalone novel. The second-highest rated book is Animal Farm, a Novella.

The most read book by George Orwell on Book Notification is 1984, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is Animal Farm, a Novella.

Below is a complete list of George Orwell books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.7
Burmese Days
1934
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2
A Clergyman's Daughter
1935
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3
8
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
1936
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4
7
Coming Up for Air
1939
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5
8.2
1984
1949
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Animal Farm
1945
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List of Graphic Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Animal Farm (With: Odyr)
2018
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List of Essays in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
A Hanging
1931
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2
Charles Dickens
1940
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3
8
Some Thoughts on the Common Toad
1947
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List of Non-Fiction in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
Down and Out in Paris and London
1933
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2
6.6
The Road to Wigan Pier
1937
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3
7
Homage to Catalonia
1938
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4
6
A Nice Cup Of Tea
1946
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5
Dickens, Dali and Others
1946
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6
Shooting an Elephant
1950
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7
British Pamphleteers
1951
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8
Critical Essays
1951
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9
England Your England and Other Essays
1953
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10
Selected Essays/Inside the Whale and Other Essays
1957
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11
Selected Writings
1958
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12
The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters
1961
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13
The Lion and the Unicorn
1962
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14
4
Decline of the English Murder and Other Essays
1965
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15
As I Please, 1943-1945
1968
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16
8
A Collection of Essays
1970
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17
An Age Like This 1920-1940
1971
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18
In Front of Your Nose 1945-1950
1971
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19
My Country Right or Left 1940-1943
1980
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20
The English People
1982
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21
The Penguin Essays of George Orwell
1984
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22
The War Broadcasts
1985
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23
Orwell The Lost Writings
1985
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24
War Commentaries
1985
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25
Orwell: The War Commentaries
1985
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26
Selected Prose
1991
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27
The Sayings of George Orwell
1994
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28
Pages From a Scullion's Diary
1995
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29
All Propaganda is Lies
1999
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30
Facing Unpleasant Facts
1999
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31
I Belong to the Left
1999
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32
I Have Tried to Tell the Truth
1999
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33
It Is What I Think
1999
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34
Keeping Our Little Corner Clean
1999
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35
A Kind of Compulsion
1999
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36
Our Job is to Make Life Worth Living
1999
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37
A Patriot After All
1999
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38
Smothered Under Journalism
1999
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39
Two Wasted Years
1999
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40
Orwell and Politics
2001
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41
Orwell and the Dispossessed
2001
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42
Orwell in Spain
2001
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43
Orwell's England
2001
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44
Orwell: The 'Observer' Years
2003
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45
8
Why I Write
2004
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46
Orwell In Tribune
2007
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47
10
Books v. Cigarettes
2008
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48
All Art Is Propaganda
2008
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49
Orwell: A Celebration
2009
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50
Narrative Essays
2009
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51
Diaries
2009
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52
Such, Such Were the Joys and Other Essays
2010
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53
A Life in Letters
2010
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54
Fifty Essays
2015
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55
Orwell on Truth
2017
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56
8
Notes on Nationalism
2018
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57
Orwell on Freedom
2018
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58
9.3
Politics and the English Language
2022
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List of Gothic Fantasy Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Paradise Lost & Other Poems (By: John Milton)
1667
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2
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: With Poems, Letters & Biography (By: Lewis Carroll)
1865
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3
H.G. Wells Short Stories (By: H.G. Wells)
1990
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4
Science Fiction Short Stories (By: David Tallerman, Rachael K. Jones, Sarah Hans, Brian Trent, Adrian Ludens, Keyan Bowes, Beth Cato, Andy Sawyer, Zach Shephard, Alexis A. Hunter, M. Darusha Wehm, Edward Ahern, Patrick Tumblety, Donald Jacob Uitvlugt, Kate O'Connor, Conor Powers-Smith, Stewart C. Baker, Mike Morgan, Nemma Wollenfang, Jacob M. Lambert, Laura Bulbeck, Rob Hartzell)
2015
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5
Chilling Horror Short Stories (By: Charles Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, Bram Stoker, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Louis Stevenson, Elizabeth Gaskell, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Guy de Maupassant, Thomas Hardy, Ambrose Bierce, H.P. Lovecraft, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edith Wharton, D.H. Lawrence, Lucy Taylor, William Hope Hodgson, A. Merritt, John Buchan, F. Marion Crawford, Robert E. Howard, C.L. Moore, Frank Long, Robert W. Chambers, Rebecca J. Allred, Frank Roger, Gwendolyn Kiste, Elise Forier Edie, Michael Paul Gonzalez, D.J. Tyrer, William R.D. Wood, Kristopher Triana, James Lecky, Glen Damien Campbell, Justin Coates, John H. Dromey, Andrew J. Wilson, Bill Kte'pi, Ed Grabianowski, Gillian Whitaker, Nick Wells, Laura Bulbeck, Dale Townshend, Michael Bondies, David A Elsensohn, Eric Esser, John Neruda, Frances Bodlam, Josie Mitchell)
2015
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6
Chilling Ghost Short Stories (By: Charles Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Louis Stevenson, Wilkie Collins, Nikolai Gogol, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, E. Nesbit, Henry James, W.W. Jacobs, Oscar Wilde, Washington Irving, Edith Wharton, M.R. James, James Dorr, E.F. Benson, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Amanda C. Davis, Robert W. Chambers, Kurt Bachard, Raymond Little, Brian Rappatta, Tim Foley, Vonnie Winslow Crist, Michael Penkas, Jonathan Balog, Donna Cuttress, Luke Murphy, Annette Siketa, Philip Brian Hall, Rhiannon Rasmussen, Jeff Parsons, M. Regan, Zach Chapman, Lesa Pascavis Smith, Trevor Boelter, Laura Bulbeck, Dale Townshend, Cathy Smith)
2015
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7
Crime & Mystery Short Stories (By: Cameron Trost, Marcelle Dube, James Dorr, Jennifer Gifford, Dan Stout, Ruth Nestvold, Jennifer Dornan-Fish, H.L. Fullerton, Tara Campbell, Nathan Hystad)
2016
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8
Swords & Steam Short Stories (By: S.T. Joshi, Amanda C. Davis, Jennifer Dornan-Fish, Spencer Ellsworth, Liam Hogan)
2016
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9
Dystopia Utopia Short Stories (By: Rudyard Kipling, Jack London, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Kim Antieau, Voltaire , William Morris, Claude Lalumière, Robert W. Chambers, Samuel Butler, Gerri Leen, Konstantine Paradias, M. Darusha Wehm, Thomas More, Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, Edward Bellamy, Carolyn Charron, Jeremy Szal, J.M. Templet, Steve Carr, Richard Jefferies, Michelle Kaseler, Andrew J. Wilson, Nidhi Singh, Jeff Parsons, Sarah Lyn Eaton, Megan Dorei, Dave Golder, Kelsey Shannahan, Russ Thorne)
2016
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10
Murder Mayhem Short Stories (By: James Dorr, Gerri Leen, Liam Hogan, Kate Heartfield, David M. Hoenig, Donald Jacob Uitvlugt)
2016
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11
Lovecraft Short Stories ( By: H.P. Lovecraft)
2017
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12
Lost Worlds Short Stories ( By: Various Various)
2017
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13
Supernatural Horror Short Stories (By: Roger Luckhurst, Damien Angelica Walters)
2017
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14
Time Travel Short Stories (By: Dominick Cancilla, Brian Trent, Kate Heartfield)
2017
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15
Heroic Fantasy Short Stories ( By: Various Various)
2017
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16
Edgar Allan Poe Collection (By: Edgar Allan Poe)
2017
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17
Sherlock Holmes Short Stories ( By: Flame Tree Studio)
2017
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18
Agents & Spies Short Stories (By: Josh Pachter, Martin Edwards, Dan Stout, Tony Pi, Stephen Kotowych, David Downing, Sara Dobie Bauer, Shane Halbach, Colt Leasure, Lauren C. Teffeau, Joseph Cusumano, Jo Miles, Laura Bulbeck, Jonathan MacGregor, S.L. Scott)
2017
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19
Pirates & Ghosts Short Stories (By: Jeremy A. TeGrotenhuis)
2017
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20
Tales of King Arthur and The Knights of the Round Table (By: Thomas Malory, Aubrey Beardsley)
2017
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21
Alien Invasion Short Stories (By: H.G. Wells, H.P. Lovecraft, Jonathan Swift, A. Merritt, Voltaire , Claude Lalumière, Rich Larson, Rachael K. Jones, George Allan England, Patrick Parrinder, Austin Hall, William R.D. Wood, John Walters, Bo Balder, Maria Haskins, Garrett P. Serviss, Sunil Patel, Jennifer Rachel Baumer, Laura Pearlman, Robert Potter, Tim Pieraccini, Angus McIntyre, Suo Hefu, George Chesney, Stephen G. Parks, Eric Reitan, S.A. Westerley)
2018
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22
Norse Myths & Tales (By: Brittany Schorn)
2018
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23
Bram Stoker Horror Stories (By: Bram Stoker)
2018
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24
Endless Apocalypse Short Stories (By: Shannon Connor Winward, Michael Paul Gonzalez)
2018
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25
Robots & Artificial Intelligence Short Stories (By: George Cotronis, Rich Larson, Rachael K. Jones, Bruce Golden, Holly Lyn Walrath, Monte Lin, Eleanor R. Wood, David Sklar, Nemma Wollenfang, Deborah Davitt, Trixie Nisbet, Luke Dormehl, Roan Clay, Jeff Deck, Christopher Geeson, Rob Hartzell, Nathaniel Hosford, Chloie Piveral, Claire Sorrenson, Sara Uckelman)
2018
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26
Lost Souls (By: Roger Luckhurst, Damien Angelica Walters)
2018
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27
Greek Myths & Tales (By: Richard Buxton)
2018
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28
Chinese Myths & Tales (By: Davide Latini)
2018
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29
Irish Fairy Tales (By: Arthur Rackham, D.L. Ashliman)
2018
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30
Mary Shelley Horror Stories (By: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
2018
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31
Celtic Myths & Tales (By: Jake Jackson)
2018
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32
Haunted House Short Stories (By: Edgar Allan Poe, O. Henry, Elizabeth Gaskell, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Guy de Maupassant, E. Nesbit, Rudyard Kipling, Ramsey Campbell, Ambrose Bierce, W.W. Jacobs, H.P. Lovecraft, Mark Twain, Edith Wharton, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, M.R. James, Charlotte Eliza Riddell, E.F. Benson, William Hope Hodgson, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, John Everson, Arthur Quiller-Couch, Rhoda Broughton, Bernard Capes, Gwendolyn Kiste, Hugh Walpole, Ralph Adams Cram, Mikal Trimm, Mrs. Oliphant, Zach Shephard, B.M. Croker, Shannon Fay, Morgan Sylvia, Kurt Newton, Tom English, Adele Gardner, Rebecca Buchanan, Rebecca Janicker, H.B. Diaz, Marina Favila, Bill Kte'pi, M. Regan)
2019
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33
Cosy Crime Short Stories (By: Arthur Conan Doyle, E.E. King, G.K. Chesterton, R. Austin Freeman, Arnold Bennett, Edgar Wallace, Arthur Morrison, Martin Edwards, Ernest Bramah, Maurice Leblanc, Amanda C. Davis, Stephanie Bedwell-Grime, Emmuska Orczy, Israel Zangwill, Anna Katharine Green, Catherine Louisa Pirkis, Flame Tree Studio, Andrew Forrester, Nancy Sweetland, Jeffrey B. Burton, Louise Taylor, Annette Siketa, Philip Brian Hall, Tom Mead, C.B. Channell, Michael Martin Garrett, Trixie Nisbet, Joshua Boyce, Sarah Holly Bryant, Gregory Von Dare, B. David Spicer, Elise Warner, Anton Chekhov)
2019
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34
Brothers Grimm Short Stories (By: Jacob Grimm)
2019
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35
American Gothic Short Stories (By: Ramsey Campbell, Lucy A. Snyder, Lina Rather, Sean Logan, Wendy Nikel, Christi Nogle, Lynette Mejía, Madison McSweeney, Russell James, M. Regan, Monika Elbert, Terri Bruce, Maxx Fidalgo, Joshua Hiles, Clayton Kroh, Joe Nazare, Rebecca Ring, Mike Robinson, Valerie B. Williams, Nemma Wollenfang)
2019
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36
Short Stories from the Age of Queen Victoria (By: Various Various, Peter Garratt)
2019
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37
Urban Crime Short Stories (By: Ramsey Campbell, Josh Pachter, Judi Calhoun, David Tallerman, Rich Larson, Meg Elison, Dan Micklethwaite, Thana Niveau, Michael Penncavage, T.J. Berg, Chris Wheatley, Alexandra Renwick, Leo X. Robertson, K.W. Roberts, Rachel Watts, Jennifer Quail, Trixie Nisbet, Christopher P. Semtner, C.L. McDaniel, Salinda Tyson)
2019
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38
Lovecraft Mythos New & Classic Collection (By: Robert Bloch, Ramsey Campbell, Ambrose Bierce, H.P. Lovecraft, Fritz Leiber, Henry Kuttner, Hal Bodner, Clark Ashton Smith, William Browning Spencer, Mark Samuels, Robert E. Howard, Victor LaValle, Frank Long, Lord Dunsany, Arthur Machen, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Robert W. Chambers, Nancy Kilpatrick, JG Faherty, Rachael K. Jones, Cody Goodfellow, Evey Brett, John Llewellyn Probert, Zealia Bishop, Hazel Heald, Jonathan Thomas, Donald Tyson, Thana Niveau, Douglas Wynne, Helen E. Davis, N.R. Lambert, Scott R. Jones, Gillian Whitaker, Nick Wells, Taylor Bentley, Catherine Taylor, Caroline Watson, August E. Derleth, John Possidente, R.S. Stefoff)
2020
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39
Epic Fantasy Short Stories (By: Leah Cypess)
2020
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40
A Dying Planet Short Stories (By: Dave Golder)
2020
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41
Detective Thrillers Short Stories (By: Marie Vibbert)
2020
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42
Charles Dickens Supernatural Short Stories ( By: Charles Dickens)
2020
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43
African Myths & Tales: Epic Tales (By: Marian Womack)
2020
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44
Heroes & Heroines Short Stories (By: Maria Tatar)
2020
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45
Native American Myths Tales (By: Sam D. Gill)
2020
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46
Witches, Wizards, Seers & Healers Myths & Tales (By: Abbie Farwell Brown, Andrew Lang, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Joseph Jacobs, Yei Theodora Ozaki, Douglas Hyde, Thomas Malory, Jeremiah Curtin, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, Lewis Spence, Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford, James Mooney, Charles Godfrey Leland, Florence Holbrook, E.A. Wallis Budge, Richard Wilhelm, F. Hadland Davis, Norman Hinsdale Pitman, Yi Ryuk, Charles Montgomery Skinner, Edmund Leamy, Sophia Morrison, William Elliot Griffis, James Scarth Gale, Elphinstone Dayrell, Alice Werner, M.I. Ogumefu, William Butler Yeats, Diane Purkiss, George W. Bateman, Elsie Finnimore Buckley, Margaret Compton, Jonathan Ceredig Davies, George Douglas, Alice Elizabeth Dracott, George Grey, Francis Hindes Groome, H.A. Guerber, Eleanor Hull, W.F. Kirby, Ignác Kúnos, Minnie Martin, Frederick H. Martens, W.R.S. Ralston, A.G. Seklemian, Chauncy Hugh Stigand, J.R. Walker, E.T.C. Werner, William Drake Westervelt, Lady Wilde, Albert Henry Wratislaw)
2020
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47
George Orwell Visions of Dystopia
2021
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48
Gods & Monsters Myths & Tales (By: Liz Gloyn)
2021
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49
Terrifying Ghosts Short Stories (By: Charles Dickens, Bram Stoker, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Henry James, Ambrose Bierce, Algernon Blackwood, Edith Wharton, M.R. James, E.F. Benson, William Hope Hodgson, A.C. Benson, Marjorie Bowen, Francis Marion Crawford)
2021
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50
Black Sci-Fi Short Stories (By: K. Tempest Bradford, Russell Nichols, Wole Talabi, W.E.B. Du Bois, Tara Campbell, Walidah Imarisha, James Beamon, Martin R. Delany, Sandra M. Grayson, Patty Nicole Johnson, Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins, Temi Oh, Michelle F. Goddard, Tia Ross, Harambee K. Grey-Sun, Sutton E. Griggs, Emmalia Harrington, Edward Johnson, Megan Pindling, Sylvie Soul, Lyle Stiles)
2021
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51
M.R. James Ghost Stories (By: M.R. James)
2021
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52
Chilling Crime Short Stories (By: Dan Stout, Margaret Murphy)
2021
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53
Persian Myths & Tales: Epic Tales (By: Christine Ruymbeke)
2022
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54
Japanese Myths & Tales (By: Jake Jackson)
2022
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55
Beasts Creatures Myths Tales: Epic Tales (By: Tok Thompson)
2022
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56
Asian Ghost Short Stories (By: Lee Murray, K.P. Kulski)
2022
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57
Weird Horror Short Stories (By: M.R. James)
2022
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58
Christmas Gothic Short Stories (By: Jerrold E. Hogle)
2022
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59
First Peoples Shared Stories: Gothic Fantasy (By: Flame Tree Studio (Literature and Science))
2022
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60
Alternate History Short Stories (By: Flame Tree Studio (Literature and Science))
2023
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61
Hidden Realms Short Stories (By: Anna Taborska, Briana Una McGuckin)
2023
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62
Immigrant Sci-Fi Short Stories (By: Flame Tree Studio (Literature and Science))
2023
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63
Spirits & Ghouls Short Stories (By: Rayne Hall, Bret Nelson, Wen Wen Yang, Ahmed al-Rawi)
2023
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64
Lost Atlantis Short Stories ( By: NOT FOUND)
2023
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65
Aztec Myths & Tales (By: Jake Jackson)
2023
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66
Algernon Blackwood Horror Stories (By: Algernon Blackwood)
2023
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67
Viking Folk & Fairy Tales (By: Dagrún Ósk Jónsdóttir)
2023
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68
Scottish Folk & Fairy Tales (By: Allison Galbraith)
2023
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69
Egyptian Myths & Tales: Epic Tales (By: Jake Jackson)
2023
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70
Learning to Be Human Short Stories (By: P.A. Cornell)
2024
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71
Shadows on the Water Short Stories (By: Rachael K. Jones)
2024
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72
Arthur Machen Horror Stories (By: Arthur Machen)
2024
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73
William Hope Hodgson Horror Stories (By: William Hope Hodgson, Jonathan Newell)
2024
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74
African Ghost Short Stories (By: Chinelo Onwualu, Nuzo Onoh, Divine Che Neba)
2024
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75
Titans & Giants Myths & Tales: Epic Tales
2024
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76
Quests & Journeys (By: Matt Cardin)
2024
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77
Babylon & Sumer Myths & Tales (By: Fiona Collins)
2024
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78
Sun Rising Short Stories (By: Faye Snowden, Ravit Helled)
2024
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79
Moon Falling Short Stories (By: Various Various, Ben Moore)
2024
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80
Sheridan Le Fanu Horror Stories (By: J. Sheridan Le Fanu)
2025
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81
Afrofuturism Short Stories (By: Flame Tree Studio (Literature and Science), Dr. Sandra M. Grayson)
2025
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82
Were Wolf Short Stories (By: Dr. Karen E. Macfarlane)
2025
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83
Prophecies & Oracles Myths & Tales (By: Richard Stoneman)
2025
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84
Robots Past & Future Short Stories (By: Chris Beckett)
2025
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85
Kalevala & Finnish Myths & Tales (By: Various Various)
2026
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86
Faeries & Nymphs Myths & Tales: Epic Tales (By: John Gibbons)
2026
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87
Slavic Myths & Tales: Epic Tales (By: Kristijan Petrovic, Ema Lakinska)
2026
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88
Africanfuturism Short Stories (By: Chinelo Onwualu, Yvette Lisa Ndlovu)
2026
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89
Folklore Horror Short Stories (By: Flame Tree Studio)
2026
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90
Wars in the Stars Short Stories (By: Flame Tree Studio)
2026
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91
Christmas Horror Short Stories (By: Flame Tree Studio)
2026
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List of Odyr Graphic Novels in Publication Order (with Odyr)

Graphic Novel adaptations of Orwell's work.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Animal Farm (With: Odyr)
2018
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List of George Orwell Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Eloquent Essay
2000
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2
40 Model Essays
2005
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3
Empire Tales
2008
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4
Life Is Short – Art Is Shorter: In Praise of Brevity
2015
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5
Winter: A Folio Anthology
2016
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6
Crime & Mystery Short Stories
2016
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7
Swords & Steam Short Stories
2016
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8
Murder Mayhem Short Stories
2016
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9
Supernatural Horror Short Stories
2017
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10
Time Travel Short Stories
2017
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11
Agents & Spies Short Stories
2017
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12
Robots & Artificial Intelligence Short Stories
2018
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13
Letters to Change the World: From Pankhurst to Orwell
2018
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14
Lost Souls
2018
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15
Writers: Their Lives and Works
2018
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16
Mary Shelley Horror Stories
2018
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17
Urban Crime Short Stories
2019
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18
Lovecraft Mythos New & Classic Collection
2020
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19
African Myths & Tales: Epic Tales
2020
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20
Terrifying Ghosts Short Stories
2021
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21
Black Sci-Fi Short Stories
2021
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22
Chilling Crime Short Stories
2021
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23
Hidden Realms Short Stories
2023
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24
Spirits & Ghouls Short Stories
2023
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25
Shadows on the Water Short Stories
2024
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26
African Ghost Short Stories
2024
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27
Sun Rising Short Stories
2024
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28
Robots Past & Future Short Stories
2025
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George Orwell

George Orwell (Eric Arthur Blair) was born on June 25th, 1903. George passed away January 21st, 1950 at 46 years old. George Orwell was born in Motihari, Bihar, India.

George Orwell has published 58 Non-Fiction Books. The first was released in 1933 with the book Down and Out in Paris and London. The most recently released was Politics and the English Language which was released in 2022.

George Orwell was inducted into the Nielsen Bestseller Awards' 21st Century Platinum Hall of Fame for his Platinum Bestseller 1984.

George Orwell: Awards & Accolades

George Orwell books have been nominated for multiple awards, 1984 was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Audiobook, in 2024 as well as the British Book Awards - Fiction Audiobook of the Year in 2025.

George Orwell: Lists & Other Mentions

  • Animal Farm has made several lists including:
    1. AbeBooks: 100 (Fiction) Books to Read in a Lifetime Selection in 2018.
    2. Modern Library: 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century: Board's List Selection in 1998.
    3. Modern Library: 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century: Radcliffe's List Selection in 1998.
    4. Modern Library: 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century: Readers' List Selection in 1998.
    5. BBC: 100 Greatest British Novels Selection in 2015.
    6. Time Magazine: All-Time 100 Novels Selection in 2005.
    7. Waterstones: Books of the Century Selection in 1997.
    8. BBC: Radio Oxford 100 Books You Must Read Before You Die Selection in 2020.
    9. TES Magazine: Teacher's Favourite Books List Selection in 2013.
    10. BBC: The Big Read Selection in 2003.
    11. NPR: Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books Selection in 2011.
  • 1984 has made several lists including:
    1. AbeBooks: 100 (Fiction) Books to Read in a Lifetime Selection in 2018.
    2. Modern Library: 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century: Board's List Selection in 1998.
    3. Modern Library: 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century: Radcliffe's List Selection in 1998.
    4. Modern Library: 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century: Readers' List Selection in 1998.
    5. The Guardian: 100 Best Novels Written in English Selection in 2015.
    6. Ex Libris: 100 Books to Read and Reread Selection in 2020.
    7. Amazon US: 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime Selection in 2014.
    8. Amazon UK: 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime Selection in 2014.
    9. BBC: 100 Greatest British Novels Selection in 2015.
    10. The Guardian: 100 Greatest Novels of All Time Selection in 2003 and 2015.
    11. Penguin: 100 Must-Read Classic Books Selection in 2022.
    12. The Telegraph: 100 Novels Everyone Should Read Selection in 2009.
    13. BBC: 100 Novels That Shaped Our World Selection in 2019.
    14. New York Public Library: 125 Books We Love for Adults Selection in 2020.
    15. The Independent: 40 Best Books To Read Before You Die Selection in 2023.
    16. The Guardian: 50 Books That Defined Their Era Selection in 2011.
    17. Complex: 50 Books to Read Before You Die Selection in 2012.
    18. AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books Selection in 2021.
    19. Flavor Wire: 50 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Novels That Everyone Should Read Selection in 2013.
    20. The Daily Mail: A Hundred Novels to Change Your Life Selection in 2019.
    21. Time Magazine: All-Time 100 Novels Selection in 2005.
    22. WordsRated: America’s 100 Favorite Books Selection in 2024.
    23. Marie Claire Magazine: Best Books To Read Before You Die Selection in 2017.
    24. Waterstones: Books of the Century Selection in 1997.
    25. Blackwell's: Five Foot Bookshelf Selection in 2021.
    26. Book Riot: From Zero to Well-Read in 100 Books Selection in 2013.
    27. TES Magazine: Teacher's Favourite Books List Selection in 2013.
    28. Ninety-Nine Novels: The Best in English since 1939 Selection in 1984.
    29. BBC: The Big Read Selection in 2003.
    30. Waterstones: The Books You've Always Meant to Read Selection in 2020.
    31. PBS: The Great American Read Selection in 2018.
    32. The Telegraph: The Perfect Library Selection in 2008.
    33. Refinery29: The Ultimate Book Bucket List Selection in 2023.
    34. NPR: Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books Selection in 2011.
  • Homage to Catalonia was a National Book Foundation: 100 Life-Changing Books Selection in 2006 and a Waterstones: The Books You've Always Meant to Read Selection in 2020.
  • Down and Out in Paris and London has made several lists including:
    1. Waterstones: Books of the Century Selection in 1997.
    2. TES Magazine: Teacher's Favourite Books List Selection in 2013.
    3. Good Housekeeping: The Best Books of All Time Selection in 2020.
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George Orwell: TV/Movies Based on Books

Animal Farm releases in theaters on May 1st, 2026. [Trailer]

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George Orwell: F.A.Q

When was George Orwell Born?

George Orwell was born on June 25th, 1903.

When did George Orwell die?

George Orwell died on January 21st, 1950 at 46 years old.

Where was George Orwell Born?

George Orwell was born in Motihari, Bihar, India.

What was the first book George Orwell wrote?

The first book written by George Orwell was A Hanging, published in 1931.

What was the most recent book George Orwell wrote?

His most recently released work was Politics and the English Language (a short story) on April 30th, 2022.

What is the most popular book by George Orwell?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular George Orwell book is 1984. Here are his most popular books:
  1. 1984 (8.25)
  2. Animal Farm (7.97)
  3. Down and Out in Paris and London (6)
  4. The Road to Wigan Pier (6.57)
  5. Burmese Days (7.67)

How many books has George Orwell written?

George Orwell has written 69 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 5 Standalone Novels, 1 Short Story/Novella, 1 book in the Graphic Novels, 3 books in the Essays, 58 Non-Fiction, 1 book in the Gothic Fantasy Series, 1 book in the Odyr Graphic Novels.

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