Publisher : Penguin Classics; 1st edition (January 7, 2021)Language : EnglishItem Weight : 1.06 poundsDimensions : 5.43 x 1.34 x 8.03 inches George Orwell’s masterwork, now in the Penguin Clothbound Classics series with a cover designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith One 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.
Immerse yourself in the timeless works of George Orwell with this 2-book set hardcover edition of « Animal Farm & 1984 ». The set includes both classics in English for easy reading. This set is perfect for those interested in classicism and political satire. Dive into Orwell’s iconic stories that have left a lasting impact on literature and society.
Published Date: January 1, 2021Publisher: Paper Mill PressPage Count: 251Size: 9.00″ l x 6.00″ w x 1.25″ h This edition of George Orwell’s classic novel features a suede-like custom cover with beautiful metallic foiling and a ribbon marker. Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skillfully 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, 1984, is perhaps the most pervasively influential book of the twentieth century and has never been more timely.
In 1984, a chilling work of social science fiction, 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.
By George Orwell. Written more than 70 years ago, 1984 was George Orwell’s chilling prophecy about the future. When Animal Farm was first published, Stalinist Russia was seen as its target. Animal Farm.
Language : EnglishItem Weight : 9.2 ouncesDimensions : 5.43 x 0.79 x 8.03 inches Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s timeless tale, reissued in a beautiful clothbound edition designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry first published The Little Prince in 1943, only a year before his plane vanished over the Mediterranean during a reconnaissance mission. Nearly eighty years later, this fable of love and loneliness has lost none of its power. The narrator is a downed pilot in the Sahara Desert, frantically trying to repair his wrecked plane. His efforts are interrupted one day by the apparition of a little prince, who asks him to draw a sheep. « In the face of an overpowering mystery, you don’t dare disobey, » the narrator recalls. « Absurd as it seemed, a thousand miles from all inhabited regions and in danger of death, I took a scrap of paper and a pen out of my pocket. » And so begins their dialogue, which stretches the narrator’s imagination in all sorts of surprising, childlike directions.
