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George Orwell at UCL - Audio

UCL, home to the George Orwell Archive, hosted the first staged reading of Orwell’s 'Burmese Days' on 4 and 5 November 2009.

The reading marked the 75th anniversary of the publication of Orwell’s first novel – a satire on the last days of British imperialism after the First World War, informed by Orwell’s own experiences in Burma.

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Ryan Kiggell - UCL, home to the George Orwell Archive, hosted the first staged reading of Orwell’s 'Burmese Days' on 4 and 5 November 2009. The reading marked the 75th anniversary of the publicati...

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George Orwell at UCL - Kiggell - Audio from 2010-01-13T15:56:04

Ryan Kiggell - UCL, home to the George Orwell Archive, hosted the first staged reading of Orwell’s 'Burmese Days' on 4 and 5 November 2009. The reading marked the 75th anniversary of the publicati...

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George Orwell at UCL - Audio
George Orwell at UCL - Kiggell - Audio from 2010-01-13T15:56:04

Ryan Kiggell - UCL, home to the George Orwell Archive, hosted the first staged reading of Orwell’s 'Burmese Days' on 4 and 5 November 2009. The reading marked the 75th anniversary of the publicati...

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