Orwell usually refers to the writer George Orwell, to the derived phrase Orwellian, or to awards named for George Orwell:
- Orwell Prize, British prize for political writing
- Orwell Award, American prize for 'Honesty and Clarity in Public Language'
Orwell as a place may refer to:
in Canada:
- Orwell, Prince Edward Island
- Orwell, Malahide, Ontario
in the United Kingdom:
- Orwell, Cambridgeshire
- Orwell High School, Felixstowe, Suffolk
- River Orwell, Suffolk
in the United States:
- Orwell Township, Minnesota
- Orwell, New York
- Orwell, Ohio
- Orwell Township, Pennsylvania
- Orwell, Vermont
Orwell may also refer to:
- HMS Orwell, various Royal Navy ships
- SS Empire Orwell, two ships
- 11020 Orwell, an asteroid
- Orwell (comics), a fictional character in Marvel Comics
- Orwell (horse), a British Thoroughbred racehorse (1929–1948)
- Orwell (programming language), a functional programming language
- Orwell comma, a musical interval
Famous quotes containing the word orwell:
“The existence of good bad literature—the fact that one can be amused or excited or even moved by a book that one’s intellect simply refuses to take seriously—is a reminder that art is not the same thing as cerebration.”
—George Orwell (1903–1950)
“In our time, political speech and writing are largely the defence of the indefensible.”
—George Orwell (1903–1950)
“I doubt whether classical education ever has been or can be successfully carried out without corporal punishment.”
—George Orwell (1903–1950)