River Orwell
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The River Orwell flows through the county of Suffolk in England from Ipswich to Felixstowe. Above Ipswich, the river is known as the River Gipping, but its name changes to the Orwell at Stoke Bridge,
River Orwell From Suffolk Yacht Harbour
Bank of the River Orwell
April 2008 showing remains of Redgate Hard
Freston Reach, January 2008
George Orwell
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Eric Arthur Blair was an English novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic who wrote under the pen name of George Orwell. His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition
River Orwell
…no other names than those of Maningtre-Water, and Ipswich-Water". The writer Eric Blair chose the pen name under which he would later become famous, "George Orwell," because of his love for the river. A few miles north of the Orwell is another Suffolk river, the Ore, and Orfordness, the village port of Orford with…
Orwell in 1943
Orwell's birthplace in Motihari, Bihar, India
The Blair family home at Shiplake, Oxfordshire
Blair's time at St Cyprian's School inspired his essay "Such, Such Were the Joys".