Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0003128, Fri, 22 May 1998 09:13:52 -0700

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Query: G.H. Orwell (fwd)
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>From Robert Cook, University of Iceland

Query: Why does VN refer to George Orwell as "G. H. Orwell" in the Foreword
to Invitation to a Beheading? As far as I can see from checking books and
bibliographies, Orwell always went by the name "George Orwell," with no
middle initial.