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From: The Scotsman
Date: 20020823
Author:PAUL RHODES

THEATRE: The Last Man in Europe: A Portrait of George Orwell Hill Street (venue 41) ****

IT'S 11 February 1949. George Orwell is enjoying a cup of tea when a letter arrives addressed to Eric Arthur Blair. "People who call me Eric knew me before I started writing," he says, peeling open the envelope. The letter, from childhood love Jacintha, prompts a stream of memories in this rich and beautifully crafted portrait of the author.

We learn of Orwell's early fascination with words and reading which he shared with Jacintha. When she turned down his romantic advances, Orwell set off, aged 18, to ...

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