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1984 by George Orwell
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Category: Classics
A well-priced edition of one of the greatest twentieth century novels, with a striking new jacket and an introduction by Charlotte Wood.Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth in what remains of a Britain ravaged by revolution. His every move is monitored by the Thought Police, who are responsible ...Show more
1984 by George Orwell
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Category: Classics | Series: Popular Penguins Ser.
As he lay dying, George Orwell summoned his publisher Fred Warburg to his bedside. No longer capable of holding a pen, the writer dictated a message to the public about the world of his new novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four. 'Don't let it happen,' he concluded. 'It depends on you.' In an age of inescapable su ...Show more
1984 & Animal Farm by George Orwell
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Category: Classics
George Orwell's novels about the dangers of tyranny, the corruption of the state and the enslavement of the individual are essential reading. In an era of doublespeak, they remain chillingly prophetic.Introductions by Charlotte Wood, 1984and Don Watson, Animal Farm.
1984 (Nineteen Eighty-Four) by George Orwell
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Category: Classics
The year is 1984. War and revolution have left the world unrecognisable. Great Britain, now known as Airstrip One, is ruled by the Party, led by Big Brother. Mass surveillance is everything and The Thought Police ensure no individual thinking is allowed.Winston Smith works at The Ministry of Truth, care ...Show more
1984 (Nineteen Eighty-Four) (Alma Classics) by George Orwell
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Category: Classics
Ravaged by years of war and civil conflict, Britain has changed its name to Airstrip One and become part of Oceania one of the three totalitarian blocks dominating the world which is ruled by a secretive leader called Big Brother, who keeps the population in thrall through strict surveillance and brutal ...Show more
Animal Farm by George Orwell
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Category: Classics
A new edition of this vitally important political novel from George Orwell. First published in 1945, Animal Farm — the history of a revolution that went wrong — is Orwell’s brilliant satire on the corrupting influence of power. Features an exclusive introduction by Alan Johnson. ‘All animals are equal. ...Show more
Animal Farm by George Orwell
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Category: Classics
Renowned urban artist Shepard Fairey's new look for Orwell's timeless satire'All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others.'Mr Jones of Manor Farm is so lazy and drunken that one day he forgets to feed his livestock. The ensuing rebellion under the leadership of the pigs Napoleon an ...Show more
Animal Farm by George Orwell
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Category: Classics
All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others. Mr Jones of Manor Farm is so lazy and drunken that one day he forgets to feed his livestock. The ensuing rebellion under the leadership of the pigs Napoleon and Snowball leads to the animals taking over the farm. Vowing to eliminate the ...Show more
Animal Farm by George Orwell
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Category: Classics | Series: Everyman's Library Classics Ser.
A biting satire on dictatorship written during the Second World War and published in 1945, ANIMAL FARM is perhaps the most celebrated twentieth-century English satire after the same writer's NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR. One of the very few writers to be compared in power, artistry and moral authority with Jona ...Show more
Animal Farm by George Orwell
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Category: Classics
A new edition of Orwell's savage satire of the Soviet Revolution, introduced and annotated by his biographer, D.J. Taylor. First published in 1945, just as the allied forces had begun to parcel up the post-war world, Orwell's satire of the Soviet Revolution was instantly acclaimed as a Cold War classic ...Show more
Animal Farm (Penguin Clothbound Classic) by George Orwell
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Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics Ser.
'All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others'When the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm overthrow their master Mr Jones and take over the farm themselves, they imagine it is the beginning of a life of freedom and equality. But gradually a cunning, ruthless elite among them, masterm ...Show more
Burmese Days by George Orwell
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Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
Based on his experiences as a policeman in Burma, George Orwell's first novel presents a devastating picture of British colonial rule. It describes corruption and imperial bigotry in a society where, 'after all, natives were natives - interesting, no doubt, but finally ... an inferior people'. When Flor ...Show more