Sonia Orwell - Wikipedia
WEBSonia Mary Brownell (25 August 1918 – 11 December 1980), better known as Sonia Orwell, was the second wife of writer George Orwell. Sonia is believed to be the model for Julia, the heroine of Nineteen Eighty-Four. [1] [2]
Orwell's final muse, without the doublespeak - Los Angeles Times
WEBJul 6, 2003 · In mid-October of 1949, a bedridden George Orwell, his health broken at 46 by tuberculosis, married a young editor named Sonia Brownell in his London hospital room. Reaction to the nuptials...
The sacrifices of George Orwell’s first wife - New Statesman
WEBMar 4, 2020 · The names say it all: Orwell was christened Eric Blair and Eileen therefore called herself Eileen Blair; their son, Richard, was also Blair. Sonia, however, who married Orwell on his deathbed, adopted his nom de plume and kept it even after she remarried.
Anna Funder's 'Wifedom' reveals George Orwell's mistreated wife …
WEBAug 18, 2023 · Anna Funder’s latest book, “Wifedom,” tells the story of Elaine Blair, George Orwell’s all-but-forgotten wife.
George Orwell - Wikipedia
WEBThe play centres on Orwell's second wife Sonia Brownell (played by Cressida Bonas), her reasons for marrying Orwell and her relationship with Lucian Freud. In 2019, Tasmanian theatre company Blue Cow presented the play 101 by Cameron Hindrum, [ 191 ] in which Orwell is seen working on his novel 1984 "while keeping his severe illness at bay and ...
Why the story of George Orwell’s brilliant first wife Eileen Blair is ...
WEBAcclaimed writer Anna Funder knows she’s a privileged woman in a happy marriage. Yet when she discovered how the “1984” author’s brilliant first wife was rendered invisible by wedlock, she felt an unexpected connection. Amanda Hooton. July 1, 2023.
The Widow Orwell - The New York Times
WEBJun 15, 2003 · IN a life of brilliant passions, Sonia Brownell's 14-week marriage to George Orwell stands out as the lackluster chapter. To the altar the bride trailed a resplendent past.
How Eric Blair became George Orwell - The New York Times
WEBNov 12, 1972 · Why this separation of past from present, of private from public life (he signed his will “Eric Blair” and that is the name on his tombstone; his widow signs herself Sonia Orwell)?
Newly donated letters reveal fresh insights into Orwell’s life
WEBNov 29, 2021 · Fifty letters written by George Orwell to two women he sought to marry and who became lifelong friends have been donated by the author’s son, Richard Blair, to the Orwell Archive at UCL.
George Orwell, Sonia Brownell and the Orwell Archive
WEBOn 13th October 1949, Sonia Brownell and George Orwell were married in University College Hospital, where Orwell was being treated for tuberculosis. Orwell died three months later.