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4 giorni fa · Eton College (/ ˈ iː t ən / ⓘ) is a public school (fee-charging and boarding for secondary school age boys) in Eton, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1440 by Henry VI under the name Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore , [4] [5] making it the 18th-oldest school in the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC).
6 mag 2024 · George Orwell won scholarships to two of England’s leading schools, Wellington and Eton colleges. He briefly attended the former before transferring to the latter, where Aldous Huxley was one of his teachers.
- George Orwell wrote the political fable Animal Farm (1944), the anti-utopian novel Nineteen Eighty-four (1949), the unorthodox political treatise T...
- George Orwell was brought up in an atmosphere of impoverished snobbery, first in India and then in England. His father was a minor British official...
- George Orwell wrote two hugely influential novels: Animal Farm (1944), a satire that allegorically depicted Joseph Stalin’s betrayal of the Russian...
2 giorni fa · Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) Signature. Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950) was an English novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic who wrote under the pen name of George Orwell. [2] His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to totalitarianism, and support of democratic socialism.
- 1928–1950
- Eton College
2 giorni fa · He then enrolled at Eton College, where he studied from 1781 to 1784. His loneliness there caused him to hate it, and makes it highly unlikely that he actually said "The Battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton", a quotation which is often attributed to him.
- Robert Peel
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3 giorni fa · Eton College held a small piece of land near North moor by 1431 which was administered with Stogursey Priory manor, later Monkton Home manor, in Stogursey. It was sold in 1922. William Moleyns's holding was part of a family estate owned by 1429 which continued in their possession until after 1541.
4 giorni fa · It was founded as the College of New Jersey in 1746, making it the fourth oldest institution of higher education in the United States. It is one of the eight Ivy League schools, widely regarded for their high academic standards, selectivity in admissions, and social prestige .
4 giorni fa · Sir James Fergusson, 8th Baronet of Kilkerran, FRSE (1904–1973) was a Scottish peer, broadcaster, journalist and historian. Life. Fergusson was born in Dailly in Ayrshire on 18 September 1904 the son of Sir Charles Fergusson, 7th Baronet of Kilkerran and his wife Lady Alice Mary Boyle, daughter of David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow.
