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Source/Further reading:
Britannica’s Orwell Bio: https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Orwell
Excellent, very informative ONDB biography (paywall for non-UK users. UK users need only enter library card number to access): https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-31915
Spanish civil war: https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/spanish-civil-war
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/spanish-civil-war-breaks-out
Orwell’s mistakes on the Spanish Civil War: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/may/06/george-orwell-homage-to-catalonia-account-spanish-civil-war-wrong
Orwell at the BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-41886208