I can see how this is technically a clickbait headline in its grammatical construction, but in context it isn't really. Think of it as "[a discussion/analysis

I can see how this is technically a clickbait headline in its grammatical construction, but in context it isn't really. Think of it as "[a discussion/analysis of] what Orwell discovered in the North", or "[pondering] what Orwell discovered in the North". What he discovered isn't a mystery, nor is it the question. The significance of what he discovered to him and to his then future path in life and in writing is the topic being explored.