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George Orwell's jail time confirmed by unseen court records

5 December 2014

A court record found by Dr Luke Seaber (UCL Centre for Languages & International Education) detailing George Orwell's 1931 conviction for being 'drunk and incapable' confirms his account of the incident, lending foundation to the lore surrounding Orwell's truthfulness as a writer. Read: Guardian, More: The Conversation, Culture 24, UCL News