George Orwell's application papers to join the 'Indian Police Force', (Burma Police), 1922. The British author George Orwell served in the Burma police from 1922 to 1927. His experiences inspired his first novel, "Burmese Days", published in 1934. On the forms he uses his real name, Eric Blair.
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George Orwell's application papers to join the 'Indian Police Force', (Burma Police), 1922. The British author George Orwell served in the Burma police from 1922 to 1927. His experiences inspired his first novel, "Burmese Days", published in 1934. On the forms he uses his real name, Eric Blair.

Date

1922

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

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HRM25A15_132

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NA

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NA

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Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,2Mo (3,7Mo) / 27,4cm x 45,9cm / 3236 x 5420 (300dpi)

Mots clés

library job bureaucracy India Indian country law occupation British police location century Colonial empire Britain profession document twenties B&W British Library records writer author black & white black and white B W 1920s 20th century application form British Empire British Raj bureaucratic Burma Police colonialism Hindoostan imperialism Raj manuscript Unknown The Raj George George Orwell Orwell Eric Blair British India India Office Heritage Art

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