If there was ever a writer whose opinions chimed almost perfectly with my own, it was George Orwell. Peter Davidson has resurrected him on a blog called The Orwell Diaries in the form of his actual diary entries from 70 years ago, in the days leading up to the Second World War. The blog format is a great idea:
In a curious way, reading what Orwell jotted down so informally as events occurred, domestically and internationally, seventy years ago will be far more intriguing for readers than when they are faced with slabs of print.
Today’s entry, for August 22nd, describing a “warmish day, with showers” perfectly describes the afternoon here in Berlin.
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