1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four

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One of Britain’s most popular novels, George Orwell’s dystopian tale 1984 is set in a society terrorised by a totalitarian ideology propagated by the Party. Nineteen Eighty-Four is George Orwell’s terrifying vision of a totalitarian future in which everything and everyone is slave to a tyrannical regime. The novel also coined many new words and phrases which regularly appear in popular culture, such as 'Big Brother', 'thoughtcrime', 'doublethink' and 'Newspeak'. George Orwell, also known as Eric Arthur Blair, was an accomplished social, political and literary commentator and essayist known for his non-fiction works. This is the original, first edition of the author's famous novel, that influenced generations of twentieth century political satirists and dystopian novelists.One of Britain’s most popular novels, George Orwell’s dystopian tale 1984 is set in a society terrorised by a totalitarian ideology propagated by the Party. Nineteen Eighty-Four is George Orwell’s terrifying vision of a totalitarian future in which everything and everyone is slave to a tyrannical regime. The novel also coined many new words and phrases which regularly appear in popular culture, such as 'Big Brother', 'thoughtcrime', 'doublethink' and 'Newspeak'. George Orwell, also known as Eric Arthur Blair, was an accomplished social, political and literary commentator and essayist known for his non-fiction works. This is the original, first edition of the author's famous novel, that influenced generations of twentieth century political satirists and dystopian novelists.

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