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George Orwell
Now presented in a new annotated edition, The Road to Wigan Pier represents a unique record of a society riven by class inequality and plagued by unemployment, inadequate housing, unsafe…
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The novel has continued to captivate readers of all ages and has secured Orwell's position as one of the great writers of the twentieth century.
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When the animals of Manor Farm overthrow their human master, they envision a new era of freedom and equality, where every creature shares in the farm's prosperity.
To 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…
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Following his experiences as a militiaman in the Spanish Civil War, chronicled in Homage to Catalonia, the author brings the force of his humanity, passion and clarity, describing with bitter…
Perhaps the most experimental among his writings, A Clergyman's Daughter, first published in 1935, is Orwell's second work of fiction. Now presented in a new annotated edition.
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The new notebook he's begun to write in is definitely against the rules-in fact, the Thought Police could arrest him simply for having it. Yet, as Winston begins to write…
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Old Major, the boar, dreams of farms run by animals for animals, with liberty and equality for all. When the animals of Manor Farm, led by the pigs Napoleon and…
'Your pipe is drawing sweetly, the sofa cushions are soft underneath you, the fire is well alight, the air is warm and stagnant. In these blissful circumstances, what is it…
Brilliant essays from Orwell’s political writing during World War II, released to coincide with Orwell Day on the 21st of January.
Fascism and Democracy collects five brilliant examples of Orwell’s…
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Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell is a memoir of the author's experiences during the Spanish Civil War. It offers a firsthand account of the war and explores the complexities…
They explained that by their studies of the past three months the pigs had succeeded in reducing the principles of Animalism to seven commandments.
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In Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell presents a dystopian vision of a totalitarian future where the Party, led by Big Brother, exerts complete control over every aspect of life.
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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…
In his engrossing dystopian novel 1984, Orwell created the world of Big Brother, doublethink, thoughtcrime, Newspeak, Room 101, 2 + 2 = 5, and the memory hole. 1984 is even…
A Fairy Story with a difference.
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Ever since its publication in 1949, George Orwell’s terrifying vision of a totalitarian regime where Big Brother controls its citizens like ‘a boot stamping on a human face’ has become…
In his engrossing dystopian novel 1984, Orwell created the world of Big Brother, doublethink, thoughtcrime, Newspeak, Room 101, 2 + 2 = 5, and the memory hole. 1984 is…
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Orwell’s peerless satire, in Penguin Clothbound Classics for the first time
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It is difficult to think of a book which has had a greater impact on 20th-century culture and language than Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four - it introduced phrases such as Big…
Animal Farm tells the story of a group of anthropomorphic farm animals who rebel against their human farmer, hoping to create a society where the animals can be equal, free…
The Thought Police, Doublethink, Newspeak, Big Brother - 1984 itself: these terms and concepts have moved from the world of fiction into our everyday lives.
In the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to appease the needs of the Party. Inwardly, he rebels against the totalitarian world…
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Editorial
Boom times for the Orwell Industry: A cause for celebration - by Richard Lance Keeble
Papers
George Orwell and Somerset Maugham: A comparative study - by Hassan Akram BBC…
Finally: The rat has a voice - by Richard Lance Keeble
Short Story
Nineteen Eighty-Four: The rat's tale - by D.J. Taylor
Love, hate and freedom in Nineteen…
Dorian Lynskey
In The Ministry of Truth, Dorian Lynskey charts the life of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four: one of the most influential books of the 20th Century, a perennial bestseller, and a…
This volume brings together Orwell’s powerful writings of his personal experiences of poverty and life outside mainstream society. The complete texts of DOWN AND OUT IN PARIS AND LONDON is…
Orwell’s classic satire ANIMAL FARM continues to be an international best seller. For the first time ever, ORWELL AND POLITICS brings this major work together with the author’s other works…
George Orwell, Jr
Before the totalitarian shadow of Big Brother fell upon Oceania, there was a man who stood against the tide. Eric Smith fought the rising Uniparty, the harbinger of 'War is…
A beautiful graphic adaptation of Orwell’s timeless and timely allegorical novel.
Including Homage to Catalonia , Orwell’s profound experience of fighting in the Spanish Civil War, this title also contains Orwell’s essays, letters and pamphlets, which show his resolution to tell…
Tim Crook
By assessing the quality and representation of George Orwell on the radio - the radio dramas he wrote himself and the dramatizations and documentaries of his work by others -Tim…
Masha Karp
For those living in the Soviet Union, Orwell's masterpieces, Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four, were not dystopias, but accurate depictions of reality. Here, the Orwell scholar and expert on Russian…
Our premium cloth-bound and silkscreen printed edition of 1984 features a richly designed author section on the life of George Orwell, including his essay 'Why I Write'.
A dystopian novel set in a totalitarian state where Big Brother controls all. Through Winston Smith's rebellion, it explores themes of surveillance, propaganda, and the struggle for individuality and truth.
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Portrays life in a future time when a totalitarian government watches over all citizens and directs all activities.
This new centennial edition is the masterpiece of rebellion and imprisonment, where war is peace, freedom is slavery, and Big Brother is watching.
In this, his early memoir, Orwell recalls with vivid clarity his time working as a penniless dishwasher in Paris, pawning clothes to buy a day’s worth of bread and wine…
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…
A new and definitive edition of Nineteen Eighty-Four, introduced and annotated by Orwell’s prize-winning biographer. With additional content from Orwell himself.
An account of author’s experience as a police officer in imperial Burma; killing an escaped elephant in front of a crowd ‘solely to avoid looking a fool’. This title features…
Gordon Comstock loathes dull, middle-class respectability and worship of money. He gives up a ‘good job’ in advertising to work part-time in a bookshop, giving him more time to write…
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…
George Joshua Orwel
Sculpted Ambiances in Africana Landscape centers on ambiance as it affects the expanded sculptural field, particularly filling a gap in aesthetics left by a lack of focus on sculptures and…
