Such, Such Were The Joys

http://orwell.ru/library/essays/joys/english/e_joys

Year Published:  1952  
Pages:  43pp  
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX24379

George Orwell describes his experiences at an English boarding school which he attended from the age of eight to thirteen. According to Orwell, the school experience involved continual bullying, violence and sexual sadism, malnutrition, and hypocritical profession of moral principles which were contradicted by practice.

Subject Headings

• Boarding Schools
• Childhood
• Residential Schools