<P> `` Politics and the English Language '' was first noted in Orwell 's payment book of 11 December 1945 . The essay was originally published in the April 1946 issue of the journal Horizon ( volume 13 , issue 76 , pages 252 -- 265 ) ; it was Orwell 's last major article for the journal . The essay was originally intended for George Weidenfeld 's Contact magazine but it was turned down . </P>
<P> `` Politics and the English Language '' was first noted in Orwell 's payment book of 11 December 1945 . The essay was originally published in the April 1946 issue of the journal Horizon ( volume 13 , issue 76 , pages 252 -- 265 ) ; it was Orwell 's last major article for the journal . The essay was originally intended for George Weidenfeld 's Contact magazine but it was turned down . </P>
when was politics and the english language published
when was politics and the english language published
April 1946
April 1946