George Orwell, whose will forbade any biographies, is the subject of two new ones, by D J Taylor and Gordon Bowker. And here's a thing I missed when it first appeared: E Blair on T Blair. And here's another tidbit from the world of Orwelliana: a review of Hilary Spurling's attempt to rescue Sonia Orwell from all her detractors, and Christopher Hitchen's attempt to rescue George Orwell from all his admirers.
