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Great edits to [[1984]]. We've had debates on this site about whether [[George Orwell]] became a [[conservative]] as he grew older. Most great novels are written when the author is young; [[1984]] is the opposite. See [[Mystery:Did George Orwell Become a Conservative?]].--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 16:43, 29 October 2008 (EDT) | Great edits to [[1984]]. We've had debates on this site about whether [[George Orwell]] became a [[conservative]] as he grew older. Most great novels are written when the author is young; [[1984]] is the opposite. See [[Mystery:Did George Orwell Become a Conservative?]].--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 16:43, 29 October 2008 (EDT) | ||
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Revision as of 23:43, October 29, 2008
Title
The correct title of the book is "Nineteen Eighty-Four," in words, not "1984" in numerals.
This is how it is presented in the New York Times' review of the book, "An Indignant and Prophetic Novel," Mark Schorer, June 12, 1949, p. BR1.
This is also how it appears in the Library of Congress' online catalog, for both the British Secker and Warburg edition
and the U. S. Harcourt, Brace edition:
Dpbsmith 14:07, 23 March 2007 (EDT)
Apparently links to these searches don't work... search on Orwell, George and look for items 86 and 87. Dpbsmith 14:16, 23 March 2007 (EDT)
Jacques, why did you remove ", or information about"? 1984 and related terms such as "Orwellian" are often used to describe information and surveillance systems which seem (to the speaker) to be excessive. See for example http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20031126-113641-3955r.htm and http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23391081-details/George+Orwell,+Big+Brother+is+watching+your+house/article.do .
Oceania
Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't it stand to reason that Oceania would be... well, the continent of Oceania? IE, Austrailia, NZ, surrounding islands. Kazumaru 21:18, 1 August 2007 (EDT)
No, Oceania is described in the book as being the British Isles and America. It's capital is Airstrip One, formerly known as London. It's a good read. AGrath 18:07, 27 October 2008 (EDT)
1984
Great edits to 1984. We've had debates on this site about whether George Orwell became a conservative as he grew older. Most great novels are written when the author is young; 1984 is the opposite. See Mystery:Did George Orwell Become a Conservative?.--Aschlafly 16:43, 29 October 2008 (EDT)
Government Structure I'm adding a section about the Oceanian government