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Tag Archives: 1984
It’s less Brave New and more 1984
In October of 1949, shortly after the publication of George Orwell’s, Nineteen Eighty-Four, he received a letter from Aldous Huxley. Having recently finished reading Orwell’s now iconic book, Huxley had some feedback. What starts out as a letter of praise … Continue reading
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Tagged 1984, Aldous Huxley, dystopian fiction, George Orwell
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“We are all living in Orwell’s world now”
“We are all living in Orwell’s world now” – The New York Times, 29 March The Orwell Festival is returning to Bloomsbury, London, this month with an interesting line-up of events exploring some of the urgent themes and questions arising from … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, History, Writing
Tagged 1984, Bloomsbury, George Orwell, London
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It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.
It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. Winston Smith, his chin nuzzled into his breast in an effort to escape the vile wind, slipped quickly through the glass doors of Victory Mansions, though … Continue reading
Orwell is turning in his grave
I thought that I had stumble on something from The Onion when I saw a story about a £2 George Orwell commemorative coin being minted in the UK. Shockingly, it was a true story. The Royal Mint will honor author George … Continue reading
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Tagged 1984, Big Brother, George Orwell
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It’s always nineteen eighty-four somewhere
George Orwell’s seminal novel turns seventy-five this week. In Nineteen Eighty-Four, Orwell posed a frightening question: could people be conditioned to actually believe (rather than just pretend to believe) the lies they are told ? Here we are 75 years later … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, Freedom of Speech, History, Writing
Tagged 1984, Airstrip-one, George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four
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It was a bright cold day in April, so sweaters were necessary
Every knitter and Orwell fan that you know will want this free download: a knitting pattern for a sweater depicting the cover of the iconic Penguin Classics version of George Orwell’s 1984. “The pattern includes extra alphabet charts so that … Continue reading
The Winston Smith Library of Victory & Truth
Edinburgh-based artist Hans K Clausen is creating an innovative project titled “The Winston Smith Library of Victory and Truth.” This visual art installation/ sculpture/ library will be centered solely on George Orwell’s iconic novel 1984 and be built from 1,984 … Continue reading
Huxley feared that what we love will ruin us.
“What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one. Orwell feared those who would … Continue reading
Compelling Firsts
Posted in Books, Writing
Tagged 1984, A Tale of Two Cities, the Hobbit, The Princess Bride
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It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.
George Orwell’s seminal dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four became a powerful symbol of resistance to totalitarianism. Last month an impressive reproduction of the novel’s original manuscript was released by SP Books. The only surviving Orwell manuscript of any of his works … Continue reading
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Tagged 1984, George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four
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Travel Between The Pages 