Orwell typed for hours upstairs, sitting on his iron bedstead in a tatty dressing gown, chain-smoking shag tobacco. In May 1947, he felt he had a third of a draft, and in November, a completed one.

Americans still read George Orwell’s “Nineteen Eighty-Four,” 75 years after it was first published on June 8, 1949. At the time, the year 1984 was far in the future — now it’s 40 years ...

To find out more about him, keep reading. We rounded up 85 quotes from George Orwell, below. Related: 50 Voltaire Quotes About Life, Injustice and Curiosity 85 George Orwell Quotes Canva ...