On 13 October 1949 , he married Brownell , only three months before his death from tuberculosis .
After the death of his first wife Eileen O'Shaughnessy , Orwell became desperately lonely .
On 13 October 1949 , Orwell married Brownell , only three months before Orwell 's death from tuberculosis .
After the death of his first wife Eileen O'Shaughnessy , Orwell became desperately lonely .