Apparently he was a socialist, but he was against “authoritarian socialism” like Stalinism. What are your opinions on him and/or his writings?

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    4 years ago

    Guy was a literal rapist and snitch

    Venables is the Buddicoms’ first cousin, and was left the copyright to Eric & Us, as well as 57 crates of family letters. From these she made the shocking discovery that, in 1921, Eric had tried to rape Jacintha. Previously the young couple had kissed, but now, during a late summer walk, he had wanted more. At only five feet to his six feet and four inches, Jacintha had shouted, screamed and kicked before running home with a torn skirt and bruised hip. It was “this” rather than any gradual parting of the ways that explains why Jacintha broke off all contact with her childhood friend, never to learn that he had transformed himself into George Orwell.

    https://www.theguardian.com/books/2007/feb/17/georgeorwell.biography