Eric Arthur Blair, more commonly known as George Orwell, was an English essayist, journalist, critic, and novelist. He was one of the most prominent and influential writers of the 20th century. His works focused on social injustice, democratic socialism, and his strong opposition to totalitarianism. His most notable novel is 1984 which is set in a dystopian society. Orwell's most popular novella is Animal Farm, which is an allegorical novel of the events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917. His nonfiction works include Down and Out in Paris and London, The Road to Wigan Pier and Homage to Catalonia.
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London: Secker & Warburg, 1949. First edition. BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU. A lovely copy of Orwell's last novel, a watchword for concerns about the surveillance state. This copy with a gift inscription from novelist James Hanley on the ffep. Orwell admired Hanley, especially the book Grey Children, as being..... Read More Item Details for Nineteen Eighty-Four. A Novel Add to Wish List
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New York: Harcourt, Brace, [1949]. First American edition, later printing, in dust-jacket with $3.00 price. Read More Item Details for Nineteen Eighty-Four Add to Wish List
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London: Martin Secker, 1945. First edition. The most celebrated political satire of the Twentieth Century. An attractive copy of the greatest of postwar political satires. Read More Item Details for Animal Farm Add to Wish List
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