[IndieBookMan] Orwell really does live!

Oh, this is so cool. If you care about history, or literary greats at all, this is really cool. George Orwell is now blogging.

This isn't some smarypants blogging todays news as Orwell ala Fake Steve Jobs. Whats happening is they are posting Owells actual diary - spelling errors and all - in a post that corresponds with the original date. Each post is 30 years prior to the current date.

What's happening in Orwells world today? Germany invades Poland!

Hitler’s terms to Poland boil down to return of Danzig & plebiscite in the corridor, to be held 1 year hence & based on 1918 census. There is some hanky panky about time the terms were presented, & as they were to be answered by night of 30.8.39,[1] H.[2] claims that they are already refused. Daily Telegraph [a]

Even better, Orwell seems to have a scanner, because many of the posts include scans of the papers of the day, so we get even deeper historical context.

This is a great project. It combines blogging and history in a way that is fun, fascinating and really informative.

Thanks for blogging George - I promise I will enjoy it!

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