George was blogging before blogging was cool. Not, on-line, but old school journal style. They were interesting enough that someone decided to put them on-line, serialized blog style.

Orwell’s ‘domestic’ diaries begin on 9th August 1938/2008; his ‘political’ diaries (which are further categorised as ‘Morocco’, ‘Pre-war’ and ‘Wartime’) begin on 7th September 1938/2008.

The diaries are exactly as Orwell wrote them. Where there are original spelling errors, they are indicated by a ° following the offending word.

Makes me want to know if Franz Kafka kept a blog.

(See also: Orwell Diaries)
(See also: NYtimes: Orwell Diaries)