Walter Lionel George (1882-1926) was an English writer, chiefly known for his popular fiction, which included feminist, pacifist, and pro-labour themes. According to Alec Waugh, he was commercially successful, helpful in practical terms to upcoming authors, but unpopular in the literary world for his subject matter, his hack journalism, and his left-wing views. In 1945 George Orwell included George in a list of “natural” novelists, not inhibited by “good taste”, and particularly praised Caliban (a fictionalised account of the life of Lord Northcliffe) for its “memorable and truthful” picture of London life.