George Orwell is one of the most widely read authors in the world and a very controversial person of his time. Born in Bengal, studied at Eton, worked in the police, in radio and in a second-hand bookshop, fought in Spain and wrote books. An ardent opponent of communism and a defender of democratic socialism, Orwell rebelled against the society to which he so aspired, but in which he felt completely alien. The book presents four different works of Orwell: the early novels "Days in Burma" and "The Vicar's Daughter", as well as the world-famous satirical tale Animal Farm and the dystopian novel 1984. Orwell's first novel, Burma Days, was based on his experiences working for the colonial police in Burma in the 1920s and caused heated controversy due to its harsh depiction colonial society. "The Priest's Daughter" introduces a completely different Orwell - a master of psychological realism and gripping plot. The story-parable "Animal Farm" is full of sharp sarcasm and political satire. The inhabitants of the farm personify the most terrible human vices, and the farm itself becomes a symbol of a totalitarian society. The problem of totalitarianism gained wider scope in 1984, Orwell's last novel, along with Zamyatin's We, Huxley's Brave New World and Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. What will happen if the ideas of fascism and dictatorship spread in ruling circles? What will the social order be like if the authorities demand strict obedience? What kind of disaster will such a regime lead to?