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The Thought Police, Doublethink, Newspeak, Big Brother - 1984 itself: these terms and concepts have moved from the world of fiction into our everyday lives. They are central to our thinking about freedom and its suppression; yet they were newly created by George Orwell in 1949 as he conjured his dystopian vision of a world where totalitarian power is absolute. In this novel, continuously popular since its first publication, readers can explore the dark and extraordinary world he brought so fully to life.The principal characters who lead us through that world are ordinary human beings like ourselves: Winston Smith and Julia, whose falling in love is also an act of rebellion against the Party. Opposing them are the massed powers of the state, which watches its citizens on all sides through technology now only too familiar to us. No-one is free from surveillance; the past is constantly altered, so that there is no truth except the most recent version; and Big Brother, both loved and feared, controls all. Even the simple act of keeping a diary - as Winston does - is punishable by death. In Winston s battle to keep his freedom of thought, he has a powerful adversary in O Brien, who uses fear and pain to enter his very thought processes. Does 2+2 = 4? Or is it 5? We find out in Room 101.Nineteen Eighty-Four was Orwell s last novel; but the world he created is always with us, as successive generations of readers find within it a mirror for their own times and a warning for the future.Our edition also includes the following selection of Orwell s essays, column extracts and broadcasts: A Hanging; Spilling the Spanish Beans; Reviews of Jack London, The Iron Heel; H. G. Wells, When the Sleeper Awakes; Aldous Huxley, Brave New World; Ernest Bramah, The Secret of the League ; England Your England; Looking Back on the Spanish War; Arthur Koestler; The Prevention of Literature; Politics and the English Language; Why I Write; Politics Vs Literature; Sir Walter Raleigh; The Three Super-States of the Future; Persecution of Writers in USSR; Literature and Totalitarianism; Imaginary Interview: George Orwell and Jonathan Swift

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George Orwell s masterwork, now in the Penguin Clothbound Classics series with a cover designed by Coralie Bickford-SmithOne of the BBC s 100 Novels that Shaped the World Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party. Yet he inwardly rebels against the totalitarian world he lives in, which demands absolute obedience and controls him through the all-seeing telescreens and the watchful eye of Big Brother, symbolic head of the Party. In his longing for truth and liberty, Smith begins a secret love affair with a fellow-worker Julia, but soon discovers the true price of freedom is betrayal.George Orwell s dystopian masterpiece, Nineteen Eighty-Four is perhaps the most pervasively influential book of the twentieth century.

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George Orwell s Nineteen Eighty-Four is one of the most famous and influential novels of the 20th century. This terrifying dystopia, which he created in a time of great social and political unrest, remains acutely relevant and influential to this day.Part of the Macmillan Collector s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition features an introduction by writer and journalist Dorian Lynskey.The year is 1984. The country is impoverished and permanently at war, people are watched day and night by Big Brother and their every action and thought is controlled by the Thought Police. Winston Smith works in the department of propaganda, where his job is to rewrite the past. Spurred by his longing to escape, Winston rebels. He breaks the law by falling in love with Julia, and, as part of the clandestine organization the Brotherhood, they attempt the unimaginable - to bring down the Party.

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One of the BBC s 100 Novels That Shaped Our World Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party. Yet he inwardly rebels against the totalitarian world he lives in, which demands absolute obedience and controls him through the all-seeing telescreens and the watchful eye of Big Brother, symbolic head of the Party. In his longing for truth and liberty, Smith begins a secret love affair with a fellow-worker Julia, but soon discovers the true price of freedom is betrayal.George Orwell s dystopian masterpiece, Nineteen Eighty-Four is perhaps the most pervasively influential book of the twentieth century.

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If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face--forever. 1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), George Orwell s final novel, was completed in difficult conditions shortly before his early death. It is one of the most influential and widely-read novels of the post-war period, and has been a huge international bestseller over many decades. Continually in print, it has long been controversial, both in its immediate Cold War context and in later history.It is in some ways a realist novel, but in others is more akin to a work of science fiction, a dystopia or a satire. It also has strong affiliations to Gothic in its plotting, motifs and affective states. Full of horror and terror, it contains prophetic dreams and a central character who thinks of himself as a monster , a ghost and already dead . Like Frankenstein and Dracula, it is fascinated by the power of a documentary remnant addressed to an unknown reader.

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In Nineteen eighty-four , one of the 20th century s great myth-makers takes a cold look at the future. Orwell s study of individual struggling - or not struggling - against totalitarianism remains a salutary lesson in any society.

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It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.The year is 1984, and life in Oceania is ruled by the Party. Under the gaze of Big Brother, Winston Smith yearns for intimacy and love - thought crimes that, if uncovered, would mean imprisonment, or death. But Winston is not alone in his defiance, and an illicit affair will draw him into the mysterious Brotherhood and the realities of resistance. Nineteen Eighty-Four has been described as chilling, absorbing, satirical, momentous, prophetic and terrifying. It is all these things, and more.The Authoritative Text. With an introduction by Robert Harris.*The jacket of this stunning hardback edition features period artwork by Elizabeth Friedlander, one of Europe s pre-eminent 20th-century graphic designers. Look out for complementary editions of Orwell s essential works Animal Farm and Down and Out in Paris and London.*

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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 ⠓ ruled by a mysterious leader called Big Brother who keeps the population in thrall through strict surveillance and brutal police repression. In a society where the individual is suppressed and turned into an ⠜unperson⠝ for not conforming, and where not only personal thought, but also historical record and language itself are constantly being manipulated by the ruling regime, Ministry of Truth worker Winston Smith tries to make sense of the rebellious thoughts and passions that are stirring inside him, and finds himself impotent against the inexorable machine that surrounds him and threatens to crush him at any time. Arguably the greatest dystopian novel of all time and the most influential post-war work of fiction ⠓ which enriched the English language with words such as ⠜Newspeak⠝, ⠜doublethink⠝ and ⠜thoughtcrime⠝ ⠓ Nineteen Eighty-Four is a riveting read and a groundbreaking exploration of mass surveillance, censorship and mind control, which has a deep resonance with the world we live in.

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The first ever graphic novel adaptation of George Orwell s timeless dystopiaWinston Smith, an outwardly obedient citizen of Airstrip One, dreams secretly of truth and freedom - but his rebellion will come at a terrible cost. George Orwell s dark masterpiece has enthralled readers for over seventy years. Now the dystopian world of Big Brother, telescreens, the Thought Police and Room 101 is vividly brought to new life in this first ever graphic novel adaptation, illustrated by acclaimed artist Fido Nesti.

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A special student edition of Orwell s dystopian masterpiece, with an introduction and study notesWinston Smith lives in a world that controls every action and thought of its citizens through the all-seeing eye of Big Brother. Outwardly he seems to be an obedient citizen, yet inwardly he rebels against the system. In his longing for truth and liberty, Smith begins a secret love affair with his fellow worker Julia, but soon discovers that the price of freedom is betrayal.This special student edition of George Orwell’s timeless dystopia is specifically designed for readers who are studying the text in detail. It has extra-wide margins to leave space for notes, and includes an introduction and notes by Orwell expert Ronald Carter, character sketches, a summary, a chronology, language notes and a selection of questions and topics for discussion and analysis.

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Two modern classics in one volume. George Orwell is one of the finest and most influential writers of the twentieth century. Here in one volume, are two of his best-known works of electrifying political fiction, 1984 and Animal Farm. Winston Smith rewrites history. It s his job. Hidden away in the Ministry of Truth, he helps the Party and the omnipresent Big Brother control the people of Oceania. But a seed of rebellion has begun to grow in Winston s heart - one that could have devastating consequences. The animals of Manor Farm have tired of Farmer Jones. When the boar, Old Major, shares his revolutionary plans, the animals are convinced they can thrive on their own. But as the pigs vie for power, they begin to bear an uncanny resemblance to the very tyrants they had overthrown ... Captivating readers since the mid-twentieth century, the enduring popularity of 1984 and Animal Farm are testament to Orwell s powerful, prophetic prose.

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THE JURA EDITION with new introduction by Alex Massie For him Jura was home - Richard Blair on his father George Orwell The book of the twentieth century . . . haunts us with an ever-darker relevanceâ ™ â “ Ben Pimlott, Independent The greatest British novel to have been written since the warâ ™ â “Â Time Out His final masterpiece . . . enthralling and indispensable for understanding modern history â “ New York Review of BooksThe year is 1984 and 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 are employed to ensure that no individual thinking is allowed. Winston Smith works at The Ministry of Truth, carefully rewriting history, but he dreams of freedom and of rebellion.It is here that he meets and falls in love with Julia. They start a secret, forbidden affair - but nothing can be kept secret, and they are forced to face consequences more terrifying than either of them could have ever imagined.In this new edition of a modern classic, Alex Massie s introduction highlights the importance that Jura had on the writing of one of the twentieth century s most important works of fiction.Â

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This striking hardback edition presents George Orwell s foundational tale of dystopian fiction, 1984, featuring silver cover embossing and gilded page-edges.Under the watchful eyes of Big Brother, the people of Oceania must submit totally to their government and supress all expressions of individuality. Telescreens are everywhere, helicopters hover around buildings, and the Thought Police are constantly on alert. Despite the threat of severe punishment, diligent desk clerk Winston Smith sits down to write a diary which begins his quiet resistance against the regime.Arguably the twentieth century s most famous novel, 1984 is a dystopian study of political tyranny, mind control, paranoia and secret mass surveillance, which continues to resonate to this day.This beautiful pocket-sized gift edition contains the classic, unabridged text, presented with an embossed cover design, ivory pages, beautifully designed endpapers and silver gilded page edges. Part of the Arcturus Ornate Classics series, this book makes wonderful gift for any lover of classic literature.

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One of the BBC s 100 Novels That Shaped Our World HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.Big Brother is Watching YouWinston Smith rewrites history. Itâ ™s his job. Hidden away in the Records Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, he helps the Party and the omnipresent Big Brother control the people of Oceania. But the notebook heâ ™s begun to write in is against the rules â “ in fact, the Thought Police could arrest him simply for having it. Despite the danger, a seed of rebellion has begun to grow in Winstonâ ™s heart â “ one that could have devastating consequences.In George Orwellâ ™s final novel, he explores a dystopian future in which a totalitarian government controls the actions, thoughts and even emotions of its citizens. Its lasting popularity is testament to Orwellâ ™s powerful prose, and is a passionate warning for today.

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One of the BBC s 100 Novels That Shaped Our World HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.Winston Smith rewrites history. Itâ ™s his job. Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, he helps the Party, and the omnipresent Big Brother, control the people of Oceania.Winston knows what a good citizen of Oceania must do: show his devotion for Big Brother and the Party; abstain from all vices; and, most importantly, possess no critical thoughts of their own. The new notebook heâ ™s begun to write in is definitely against the rules â “ in fact, the Thought Police could arrest him simply for having it. Yet, as Winston begins to write his own history, a seed of rebellion begins to grow in his heart â “ one that could have devastating consequences.In George Orwellâ ™s final and most well-known novel, he explores a dystopian future in which a totalitarian government controls the actions, thoughts and even emotions of its citizens, exercising power through control of language and history. Its lasting popularity is testament to Orwellâ ™s powerful prose, and is a passionate political warning for today

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One of the BBC s 100 Novels That Shaped Our World HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.â ˜Big Brother is Watching You.â ™Winston Smith rewrites history. Itâ ™s his job. Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, he helps the Party, and the omnipresent Big Brother, control the people of Oceania. But the notebook heâ ™s begun to write in is against the rules â “ in fact, the Thought Police could arrest him simply for having it. Despite the danger, a seed of rebellion has begun to grow in Winstonâ ™s heart â “ one that could have devastating consequences.In George Orwellâ ™s final novel, he explores a dystopian future in which a totalitarian government controls the actions, thoughts and even emotions of its citizens. Its lasting popularity is testament to Orwellâ ™s powerful prose, and is a passionate warning for today.

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Kniha - autor George Orwell, 336 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu lesklá Renowned urban artist Shepard Fairey's new look for Orwell's classic dystopian tale. One of Britain's most popular novels, George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four is set in a society terrorised by a totalitarian ideology propagated by The Party. Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth in London, chief city of Airstrip One. Big Brother stares out from every poster, the Thought Police uncover every act of betrayal. When Winston finds love with Julia, he discovers that life does not have to be dull and deadening, and awakens to new possibilities. Despite the police helicopters that hover and circle overhead, Winston and Julia begin to question the Party; they are drawn towards conspiracy. Yet Big Brother will not tolerate dissent - even in the mind. For those with original thoughts they invented Room 101. . . Nineteen Eighty-Four is George Orwell's terrifying vision of a...

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The Thought Police, Doublethink, Newspeak, Big Brother – 1984 itself: these terms and concepts have moved from the world of fiction into our everyday lives. They are central to our thinking about freedom and its suppression; yet they were newly created by George Orwell in 1949 as he conjured his dystopian vision of a world where totalitarian power is absolute. In this novel, continuously popular since its first publication, readers can explore the dark and extraordinary world he brought so fully to life.The principal characters who lead us through that world are ordinary human beings like ourselves: Winston Smith and Julia, whose falling in love is also an act of rebellion against the Party. Opposing them are the massed powers of the state, which watches its citizens on all sides through technology now only too familiar to us. No-one is free from surveillance; the past is constantly altered, so that there is no truth except the most recent version; and Big Brother, both loved and feared, controls all.Even the simple act of keeping a diary – as Winston does – is punishable by death. In Winston’s battle to keep his freedom of thought, he has a powerful adversary in O’Brien, who uses fear and pain to enter his very thought processes. Does 2+2 = 4? Or is it 5? We find out in Room 101.Nineteen Eighty-Four was Orwell’s last novel; but the world he created is always with us, as successive generations of readers find within it a mirror for their own times and a warning for the future.

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Get exam-ready with the SnapRevise Nineteen Eighty-Four Text Guide! Featuring chapter-by-chapter analysis, character breakdowns, key themes, a comprehensive quote bank, vocabulary highlights, and sample essays with commentary, this guide gives you the tools to understand Orwell s novel and write confident, top-scoring essays.

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Kniha - autor George Orwell, 518 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Bilingvní vydání slavného románu, který vyšel již v roce 1949 a byl inspirován stalinistickým režimem. Vize totalitní společnosti, kde není místo pro lásku, vlastní názor ani pro víru ve vlastní smysly, varuje před jakoukoli diktaturou moci. Kniha vychází v novém překladu.

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Kniha - autor George Orwell, 330 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party. Yet he inwardly rebels against the harsh totalitarian world he lives in, which demands absolute obedience and controls him through the all-seeing telescreens and the watchful eye of Big Brother, symbolic head of the Party. In his longing for truth and liberty he begins a secret love affair with a fellow-worker, Julia, but soon discovers that the true price of freedom is betrayal.

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Immerse yourself in the brilliant works of George Orwell with this Boxed Set: Best of George Orwell. It includes two iconic novels, Animal Farm and 1984, both offering gripping tales of dystopian societies and thought-provoking social commentary. This collection is a must-have for fans of Orwell s writing and those seeking profound literary experiences.Features two timeless classics by George Orwell: Animal Farm and 1984 Dive into Orwell s captivating storytelling and thought-provoking exploration of dystopian societies Perfect for fans of classic literature and those interested in social and political commentary Beautifully packaged boxed set for gifting or adding to your personal library Experience the genius of George Orwell s writing and delve into his powerful narratives of oppression, control, and the fight for freedom

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Hlavními tématy této publikace jsou československé reflexe tvorby britského spisovatele George Orwella, zejména proslulých románů 1984 a Farma zvířat. Společně s romány My Jevgenije Zamjatina a Konec civilizace Aldouse Huxleyho se jedná o klasická díla dystopické literatury. Autoři této knihy se zabývají nejen exilovými a samizdatovými vydáními zmíněných Orwellových románů, jejich vznikem a šířením v nesvobodné společnosti, ale také uměleckými díly ovlivněnými Orwellovou tvorbou. Pozornost rovněž věnují podobám orwellovského roku 1984 v Československu včetně represí proti oponentům komunistického režimu a projevů solidarity s politickými vězni. The publication gives account of Czechoslovakian reflections on the work of British writer George Orwell, especially his famous novels Nineteen Eighty-Four and Animal Farm. Together with Yevgeny Zamyatin s novel We and Aldous Huxley s Brave New World, these are classic works of dystopian literature. The authors of the present book examine not only the exile and samizdat editions of the aforementioned Orwell novels, their origins and dissemination in the society under a totalitarian rule, but also works of art inspired by Orwell s work. Attention is also paid to the forms of commemoration of ‘Orwellian year 1984 in Czechoslovakia, including the repression of opponents of the Communist régime and expressions of solidarity with political prisoners. Katalog byl vydán k výstavě, která se konala v Praze od 25. června do 25. září 2024.

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This is the first book to focus primarily on George Orwellâ ™s ideas about free speech and related matters â “ freedom of the press, the writerâ ™s freedom of expression, honesty and truthfulness â “ and, in particular, the ways in which they are linked to his political vision of socialism. Orwell is today claimed by the Left and Right, by neo-conservatives and neo-socialists. How is that possible? Part of the answer, as Glenn Burgess reveals, is that Orwell was an odd sort of socialist. The development of Orwellâ ™s socialism was, from the start, conditioned by his individualist and liberal commitments. The hopes he attached to socialism were for a fairer, more equal world that would permit human freedom and individuality to flourish, completing, not destroying, the work of liberalism. Freedom of thought was a central part of this, and its defence and use were essential parts of the struggle to ensure that socialism developed in a liberal, humane form that did not follow the totalitarian path of Soviet communism. Written in celebration of Orwellâ ™s dictum, We hold that the most perverse human being is more interesting than the most orthodox gramophone record, George Orwell s Perverse Humanity is a portrait of Orwell that captures these themes and provides a new understanding of him as a political thinker and activist. Based on archival research and new materials that affirm his work as an activist for freedom, it also uncovers a socialist ideology that has been obscured in just the way that the author feared it would be â “ associated in many peopleâ ™s minds with totalitarian unfreedom.

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The perfect edition for any Orwell enthusiasts collection, discover Orwell s personal account of life on the streets beautifully reimagined by renowned street artist Shepard FaireyTo be poor and destitute in 1920s Paris and London was to experience life at its lowest ebb. George Orwell, penniless and with nowhere to go, found himself experiencing just this as he wandered the streets of both capitals in search of a job. By day, he tramped the streets, often passing time with screevers or street artists, drunks and other hobos. At night, he stood in line for a bed in a spike or doss house, where a cup of sugary tea, a hunk of stale bread and a blanket were the only sustenance and comfort on offer.First published in 1933, Down and Out in Paris and London is George Orwell s haunting account of the streets and those who have no choice but to live on them. A man who looked at his world with wonder and wrote down exactly what he saw, in admirable prose John MortimerCOMPLETE THE TRIO WITH SHEPARD FAIREY S NEW-LOOK 1984 AND ANIMAL FARM.

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Druhý díl souborně vydaného deníkového díla George Orwella opět odkrývá každodenní život slavného prozaika a esejisty - od německého bombardování Londýna přes poklidný poválečný pobyt na hebridském ostrově Jura až po poslední dny, které George Orwell strávil v cranhamském sanatoriu s diagnózou tuberkulózy. Kniha obsahuje deníkové záznamy od 1940 až do roku 1949. George Orwell zemřel 21. ledna 1950 na těžké krvácení do plic.Vydání knihy podpořilo Ministerstvo kultury České republiky.

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George Orwell set out to make political writing into an art , and to a wide extent this aim shaped the future of English literature â “ his descriptions of authoritarian regimes helped to form a new vocabulary that is fundamental to understanding totalitarianism. While 1984 and Animal Farm are amongst the most popular classic novels in the English language, this new series of Orwell s essays seeks to bring a wider selection of his writing on politics and literature to a new readership.On Reading, the seventh in the Orwell s Essays series, collects together Orwell s short essays on books â “ Bookshop Memories , Good Bad Books , Nonsense Poetry , Books vs. Cigarettes and Confessions of a Book Reviewer â “ giving a rounded view of the great writer s opinions on the literature of his day, and the vessels in which it was sold.

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George Orwell set out to make political writing into an art , and to a wide extent this aim shaped the future of English literature â “ his descriptions of authoritarian regimes helped to form a new vocabulary that is fundamental to understanding totalitarianism. While 1984 and Animal Farm are amongst the most popular classic novels in the English language, this new series of Orwell s essays seeks to bring a wider selection of his writing on politics and literature to a new readership.In The Prevention of Literature, the third in the Orwell s Essays series, Orwell considers the freedom of thought and expression. He discusses the effect of the ownership of the press on the accuracy of reports of events, and takes aim at political language, which consists almost entirely of prefabricated phrases bolted together. The Prevention of Literature is a stirring cry for freedom from censorship, which Orwell says must start with the writer themselves: To write in plain vigorous language one has to think fearlessly.

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Including Down and Out in Paris and London Orwell was the great moral force of his age SpectatorThe powerful writings collected together in this volume chronicle George Orwell s first-hand experiences of life among the underclass of the two nations of rich and poor. Down and Out in Paris and London is the young Orwell s memoir of his time as a struggling, often penniless writer, living among the destitute and dispossessed, in which he exposes what going to the dogs is really like. There are also articles and letters on sleeping rough in Trafalgar Square, being arrested for drunkenness, on the poverty Orwell witnessed in Morocco and India, and his shocking essay, How the Poor Die .Edited by Peter Davison with an Introduction by Peter Clarke

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The essential collection of critical essays from a twentieth-century master and author of 1984.As a critic, George Orwell cast a wide net. Equally at home discussing Charles Dickens and Charlie Chaplin, he moved back and forth across the porous borders between essay and journalism, high art and low. A frequent commentator on literature, language, film, and drama throughout his career, Orwell turned increasingly to the critical essay in the 1940s, when his most important experiences were behind him and some of his most incisive writing lay ahead. All Art Is Propaganda follows Orwell as he demonstrates in piece after piece how intent analysis of a work or body of work gives rise to trenchant aesthetic and philosophical commentary. With masterpieces such as Politics and the English Language and Rudyard Kipling and gems such as Good Bad Books, here is an unrivaled education in, as George Packer puts it, how to be interesting, line after line. With an Introduction from Keith Gessen.

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One of the most celebrated novelists in the English language, George Orwell was also a prolific essay writer and literary reviewer, penning articles on such diverse subjects as the craft of writing, international politics and British cookery, and on such varied authors as Charles Dickens, H.G. Wells, George Bernard Shaw and P.G. Wodehouse.This volume collects all of Orwell’s major essays, including ‘Shooting an Elephant’, ‘Inside the Whale’, ‘Politics and the English Language’, ‘Why I Write’ and ‘Politics vs Literature: An Examination of Gulliver’s Travels’, as well as a generous selection of shorter pieces on a variety of literary and political subjects. As a whole, this collection will provide useful insights into Orwell as a committed intellectual and serve as an indispensable companion to his fiction.

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After travelling to Spain at the end of 1936 with the intention of working as a correspondent for a British socialist newspaper, thirty-three-year-old George Orwell decided to join the Republican efforts to overturn Franco s Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War. Having enrolled in the POUM militias, the young writer was soon forced to experience first-hand the hardships and dangers of trench warfare, before becoming involved in the Barcelona May Day street fighting and nearly being killed by a bullet on his return to the front line. Orwell s initial idealistic dreams of a victorious fight against fascism were gradually tainted by doubt and disillusionment as the divisions and infighting within the Republican coalition became apparent.Part war memoir, part tract, part expose, Homage to Catalonia is a pivotal work in Orwell s oeuvre, and a key to understanding his political ideas and commitment to the socialist cause. Rejected by Orwell s long-standing publisher, Gollancz, on political grounds, it is here presented in its original version, as published by Secker Warburg in 1938.

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Including Animal Farm Orwell is the most influential political writer of the twentieth century New York Review of BooksThroughout his life George Orwell aimed, in his words, to make political writing into an art . This collection brings together the best of his matchless political essays and journalism with his timeless satire on totalitarianism, Animal Farm. It includes articles on subjects from the corruption of language to the oppressive British Empire; his masterly wartime Socialist polemic, The Lion and the Unicorn ; a wry review of Mein Kampf; a defence of Nineteen Eighty-Four; and extracts from his controversial list of Crypto-Communists . Together these works demonstrate Orwell s commitment to telling the truth, however unpalatable, and doing so with artistry and humanity.Edited by Peter Davison with an Introduction by Timothy Garton Ash

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The feeling that the very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world ... this prospect frightens me much more than bombs On the 70th anniversary of George Orwell s death, a new collection of his brilliant essays written during the Second World WarFascism and Democracy collects five brilliant examples of Orwell s writing during the darkest days of World War Two. Grappling with the principles of democracy and the potential of reform, the meaning of literature and free speech in times of violence, and the sustainability of objective truth, Orwell offers a compelling portrayal of a nation where norms and ideals can no longer be taken for granted. Like the best of Orwell s writing, these essays also serve as timeless reminders of the fragility of freedom.

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A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick With extraordinary relevance and renewed popularity, George Orwell s 1984 takes on new life in this hardcover edition. Orwell saw, to his credit, that the act of falsifying reality is only secondarily a way of changing perceptions. It is, above all, a way of asserting power. The New Yorker  In 1984, London is a grim city in the totalitarian state of Oceania where Big Brother is always watching you and the Thought Police can practically read your mind. Winston Smith is a man in grave danger for the simple reason that his memory still functions. Drawn into a forbidden love affair, Winston finds the courage to join a secret revolutionary organization called The Brotherhood, dedicated to the destruction of the Party. Together with his beloved Julia, he hazards his life in a deadly match against the powers that be. Lionel Trilling said of Orwell s masterpiece 1984 is a profound, terrifying, and wholly fascinating book. It is a fantasy of the political future, and like any such fantasy, serves its author as a magnifying device for an examination of the present. Though the year 1984 now exists in the past, Orwell s novel remains an urgent call for the individual willing to speak truth to power.

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The articles collected in George Orwell s Essays illuminate the life and work of one of the most individual writers of this century - a man who elevated political writing to an art. This outstanding collection brings together Orwell s longer, major essays and a fine selection of shorter pieces that includes My Country Right or Left , Decline of the English Murder , Shooting an Elephant and A Hanging . With great originality and wit Orwell unfolds his views on subjects ranging from a revaluation of Charles Dickens to the nature of Socialism, from a comic yet profound discussion of naughty seaside postcards to a spirited defence of English cooking. Displaying an almost unrivalled mastery of English plain prose, Orwell s essays created a unique literary manner from the process of thinking aloud and continue to challenge, move and entertain.This Penguin Modern Classics edition includes an introduction by Bernard Crick.

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George Orwell set out to make political writing into an art , and to a wide extent this aim shaped the future of English literature â “ his descriptions of authoritarian regimes helped to form a new vocabulary that is fundamental to understanding totalitarianism. While 1984 and Animal Farm are amongst the most popular classic novels in the English language, this new series of Orwell s essays seeks to bring a wider selection of his writing on politics and literature to a new readership.Fearing that England was about to be wiped from the face of the earth by the Nazi bombers flying overhead, Orwell put pen to paper and set out to make a record of English culture. England Your England, the sixth in the Orwell s Essays series, is this record, and is an important tableau of the nation s history, and demonstrates a resolute refusal to bow to the threatening forces of Fascism.

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George Orwell set out to make political writing into an art , and to a wide extent this aim shaped the future of English literature â “ his descriptions of authoritarian regimes helped to form a new vocabulary that is fundamental to understanding totalitarianism. While 1984 and Animal Farm are amongst the most popular classic novels in the English language, this new series of Orwell s essays seeks to bring a wider selection of his writing on politics and literature to a new readership.Inside the Whale, the eighth in the Orwell s Essays series, discusses Henry Miller s controversial Tropic of Cancer, and considers the driving power behind the great books of the 1930s. Comparing Miller with other literary giants, Orwell lambasts the notion that all literature is good, forcing the reader to think for themselves, with his final words ringing in their ears: five thousand novels are published in England every year and four thousand nine hundred of them are tripe.

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Nové vydání s ilustracemi Jaroslava Róny. Když George Orwell vydal v roce 1949 dystopický román Devatenáct set osmdesát čtyři, získala nejen anglická, ale i světová literatura dílo nadané neobyčejnou intelektuální vizí. Britská společnost žije v roce 1984 pod neprůstřelnou nadvládou všemocné Strany, hlavní hrdina Winston Smith se potácí ve všeobecné mizérii a zmůže se na jedinou formu odporu: vede si tajný podvratný deník. Naděje na změnu se mu naskytne, když se seznámí s mladou, vzpurnou Julií - nejprve oba pouze sní o boji proti systému, ale nakonec seberou odvahu a připojí se ke stínovému hnutí odporu. George Orwell přesně a pronikavě popisuje manipulaci, špiclování, tělesné mučení i psychický teror, které jsou všem totalitním režimům z podstaty vlastní. V osobní rovině se však dotýká také niternějších témat, jako je láska, důvěra a zrada, a v abstraktní rovině si klade filozofické otázky o povaze a poznání světa. Román Devatenáct set osmdesát čtyři vychází v novém překladu Petry Martínkové.

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Based on his experiences as a policeman in Burma, George Orwell s first novel presents a devastating picture of British colonial ruleBurmese Days describes corruption and imperial bigotry in a society where, after all, natives were natives . When Flory, a white timber merchant, befriends Indian Dr Veraswami, he defies this orthodoxy. The doctor is in danger: U Po Kyin, a corrupt magistrate, is plotting his downfall. The only thing that can save him is membership of the all-white Club, and Flory can help. Flory s life is changed further by the arrival of beautiful Elizabeth Lackersteen from Paris, who offers an escape from loneliness and the lie of colonial life.George Orwell s first novel, inspired by his experiences in the Indian Imperial Police in Burma, Burmese Days includes a new introduction by Emma Larkin in Penguin Modern Classics.

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The perfect edition for any Orwell enthusiasts collection, discover Orwell s classic dystopian masterpiece beautifully reimagined by renowned street artist Shepard Fairey 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 terrible inequities of the farmyard, the renamed Animal Farm is organised to benefit all who walk on four legs. But as time passes, the ideals of the rebellion are corrupted, then forgotten. And something new and unexpected emerges. . . First published in 1945, Animal Farm - the history of a revolution that went wrong - is George Orwell s brilliant satire on the corrupting influence of power. Remains our great satire of the darker face of modern history Malcolm Bradbury A prophet who thought the unthinkable and spoke the unspeakable, even when it offended conventional thought Daily Express As valid today as it was fifty years ago Ralph SteadmanCOMPLETE THE TRIO WITH SHEPARD FAIREY S NEW-LOOK 1984 AND DOWN AND OUT IN PARIS AND LONDON.

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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.If there is one man to whom I do feel myself inferior, it is a coalminer.In the mid-1930s, George Orwell was given an assignment from his publisher â “ to write a book about unemployment and social conditions in the economically depressed north of England. Revolutionary for its time, The Road to Wigan Pier documents Orwellâ ™s stint in towns likes Barnsley, Sheffield and Wigan in 1936, where he met and observed working-class people living in the bleak industrial heartlands of Yorkshire and Lancashire.Orwell graphically and emphatically describes the hardships of ordinary people living in cramped slum housing, working in dangerous mines and growing hungry through malnutrition and social injustice. It is an honest, gripping and humane study that also looks at socialism as a solution to the problems facing working-class northerners â “ something many readers at the time were uncomfortable discussing.The Road to Wigan Pier cemented ideas that would be found in Orwell s later works, and remains a powerful portrait of poverty, injustice and class divisions in Britain to this day.

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George Orwell s vivid memoir of his time living among the desperately poor and destitute, Down and Out in Paris and London is a moving tour of the underworld of society. You have talked so often of going to the dogs - and well, here are the dogs, and you have reached them. Written when Orwell was a struggling writer in his twenties, it documents his first contact with poverty . Here, he painstakingly documents a world of unrelenting drudgery and squalor - sleeping in bug-infested hostels and doss houses of last resort, working as a dishwasher in Paris s vile Hôtel X , surviving on scraps and cigarette butts, living alongside tramps, a star-gazing pavement artist and a starving Russian ex-army captain. Exposing a shocking, previously-hidden world to his readers, Orwell gave a human face to the statistics of poverty for the first time - and in doing so, found his voice as a writer.

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If you had asked me why I had joined the militia I should have answered: To fight against Fascism, and if you had asked me what I was fighting for, I should have answered: Common decency. Homage to Catalonia is George Orwell s account of the Spanish Civil War. It was the last and most mature of Orwell s documentary books and it is a sharp, focused and angry account of the fighting in Spain. The discomforts of trench warfare, his near-death experience of being shot, and his painful and disorientating medical treatment all contribute to the book s gripping immediacy. At the same time, Orwell was aware that he was producing a work of art: Beware of my partisanship, he warns his readers, my mistakes of fact, and the distortion inevitably caused by my having seen only one corner of events. Lisa Mullen s introduction examines how the book straddles the divide between literature and history, and provides readers and students with a concise explanatory account of the controversies which have grown up around the book since its publication.

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George Orwell, perhaps one of the most perceptive writers of the twentieth century, wrote extensively about English life and politics. This selection of his essays and journalism brings together his most provocative and insightful writing on England and Englishness.Part of the Macmillan Collector s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is edited and introduced by Professor Michael Gardiner.Orwell s interests were broad. He often wrote about everyday concerns such as transport, food and the weather. Turning to social issues, he exposed the plight of the poor and the unemployed. He dissected the idea of nationalism and he examined the failings of the Left. What emerges from his acute observation of English rituals, habits and attitudes is his belief that these are the very things with which the English people can defend themselves against oppression. His writing remains insightful and prescient to this day.

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A special student edition of Orwell s timeless fable, with an introduction and study notesWhen 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 élite among them starts to take control, and the animals find themselves hopelessly ensnared as one form of tyranny is replaced with another. This special student edition of George Orwell’s chilling satire is specifically designed for readers who are studying the text in detail.It has extra-wide margins to leave space for notes, and includes an introduction and notes by Orwell expert Ronald Carter, character sketches, a summary, a chronology, language notes and a selection of questions and topics for discussion and analysis.

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Down and Out in Paris and London was George Orwell s first published book. It is at once a very personal account, and a vivid expose of hard lives weighed down by poverty in France and England between the wars.Part of the Macmillan Collector s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is introduced by writer Lara Feigel.Towards the end of the 1920s, whilst living in Paris, George Orwell s few remaining funds are stolen and he quickly falls into a life of severe poverty. Living hand to mouth, he shares squalid lodgings with Russian-born Boris and finds tedious and back-breaking work washing up in the bowels of Paris restaurant kitchens. On his return to England, he lives as a tramp, finding occasional shelter in often dangerous doss houses.

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Když George Orwell vydal v roce 1949 dystopický román Devatenáct set osmdesát čtyři, získala nejen anglická, ale i světová literatura dílo nadané neobyčejnou intelektuální vizí. Britská společnost žije v roce 1984 pod neprůstřelnou nadvládou všemocné Strany, hlavní hrdina Winston Smith se potácí ve všeobecné mizérii a zmůže se na jedinou formu odporu: vede si tajný podvratný deník. Naděje na změnu se mu naskytne, když se seznámí s mladou, vzpurnou Julií – nejprve oba pouze sní o boji proti systému, ale nakonec seberou odvahu a připojí se ke stínovému hnutí odporu. George Orwell přesně a pronikavě popisuje manipulaci, špiclování, tělesné mučení i psychický teror, které jsou všem totalitním režimům z podstaty vlastní. V osobní rovině se však dotýká také niternějších témat, jako je láska, důvěra a zrada, a v abstraktní rovině si klade filozofické otázky o povaze a poznání světa. Román Devatenáct set osmdesát čtyři vychází v novém překladu Petry Martínkové.

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One of the most influential books of the twentieth century gets the graphic treatment in this first-ever adaptation of George Orwell’s 1984.War is Peace * Freedom is Slavery * Ignorance is StrengthIn 1984, London is a grim city in the totalitarian state of Oceania where Big Brother is always watching you and the Thought Police can practically read your mind. Winston Smith is a man in grave danger for the simple reason that his memory still functions. Drawn into a forbidden love affair, Winston finds the courage to join a secret revolutionary organization called the Brotherhood, dedicated to the destruction of the Party. Together with his beloved Julia, he hazards his life in a deadly match against the powers that be.With evocative, immersive art from Fido Nesti, this vision of George Orwell’s dystopian masterpiece provides a new perspective for longtime fans but is also an accessible entry point for young readers and adults who have yet to discover the iconic story that is still so relevant today.

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All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.George Orwell s fable of revolutionary farm animals - the steadfast horses Boxer and Clover, the opportunistic pigs Snowball and Napoleon, and the deafening choir of sheep - who overthrow their elitist human master only to find themselves subject to a new authority, is one of the most famous warnings ever written. Rejected by such eminent publishing figures as Victor Gollancz, Jonathan Cape and T.S. Eliot due to its daringly open criticism of Stalin, Animal Farm was published to great acclaim by Martin Secker and Warburg on 17 August 1945. One reviewer wrote In a hundred years time perhaps Animal Farm ... may simply be a fairy story: today it is a fairy story with a good deal of point. Seventy-five years since its first publication, Orwell s immortal satire remains an unparalleled masterpiece and more relevant than ever.The Authoritative Text. With an introduction by Christopher Hitchens.*The jacket of this stunning hardback edition features period artwork by Elizabeth Friedlander, one of Europe s pre-eminent 20th-century graphic designers. Look out for complementary editions of Orwell s essential works Nineteen Eighty-Four and Down and Out in Paris and London.*

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