Orwell's Diaries blogged each day for the next four years

Hey Folks -


Previously unpublished George Orwell diaries are being released online as a daily blog. The first entry, from Aug. 9, 1938, will appear online Saturday, August 9 - exactly 70 years after Orwell wrote it. The diaries shed light on European history and Orwell's life.

Hear the NPR story on this at:

http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=93420286&m=93420250

Alex Chadwick speaks to Professor Jean Seaton of The Orwell Prize and Orwell's son Richard Blair about the diaries.



The diaries will be available daily at:


http://www.theorwellprize.co.uk/home.aspx




- Uke Man