OS Journal 24

• Quentin Kopp Welcome
• Alenka Puhar Provides a fascinating account of her translation of Nineteen Eighty-Four into Slovenian, legally published in Yugoslavia in 1967
• John Rodden Explores the importance of the Appendix in Nineteen Eighty-Four
• Glyn Ford Considers the connections between Orwell and members of the Independent Socialist Party (ISP)
• Les Hurst Investigates Orwell’s attitude to social class
• John Boaler Takes a closer look at the generalisations and assumptions made by Orwell in ‘England Your England’.
• John Lethbridge A detailed account of St Cyprian’s School
• Ian Bloom Provides a personal and insightful account on Tosco Fyvel
• Guy Loftus A fascinating account of Dione Venables’ pathway to Orwell
• Lois Bolton A chilling short story from our winner of the Dystopian Fiction Award

Reviews:

• Hassan Akram and Réka Törzsök Two reviews on Sandra Newman’s Julia
• Brian Rubin Reviews an Orwell-inspired book, A Waiter in Paris by Edward Chisholm
• Carol Biederstadt Offers a critical review of a new novel by Paul Theroux, Burma Sahib

The Latest Trip to Spain

• Quentin Kopp Explains why Victor Pardo Lancina is a worthy recipient of the Honorary Life Membership of The Orwell Society
• Bruce Dear and Katharine Farnham-Dear Some personal observations of the unveiling of Orwell’s monument in Huesca

Events

• Quentin Kopp Some events to look out for in the coming months and a plea for volunteers to help arrange future events