Eric Arthur Blair or as we know it George Orwell, was born in eastern India on June 25, 1903, the son of a British colonial civil servant. He was educated in England and entered the Indian Imperial Police in Burma, which was then a British colony, after leaving Eton. In 1927, he resigned and decided to pursue a career as a journalist and writer. He moved to Paris in 1928, where his lack of success as a writer caused him to work in a number of low-paying jobs. In 1933, he wrote his first book, 'Down and Out in Paris and London,' which detailed his experiences. Shortly before the book's publication, he assumed the name George Orwell. In 1934, he published his first book, 'Burmese Days.'