1939 news: Identity Card and number for all in war-time
Posted at Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 by andrewThe Orwell Diaries blog publishes entries from George Orwell’s diary daily, 70 years to the day since each entry was originally written. Also included are images of the newspaper articles he refers to. The entry for 17th August 1939 includes a copy of that’s day’s Daily Telegraph article describing preparations for the National Register which [...]
