Nineteen Eighty-Four.

£8,500 · Offered by Maggs Bros Ltd

One of the greatest works of British dystopian literature and a terrifying critique of totalitarianism. Nineteen Eighty-Four was conceived towards the end of the Second World War; during which time Orwell and his wife Eileen lived in a small flat overlooking Senate House where the Ministry of Information was based. Eil

• Year: 1949

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