Talk:Nineteen Eighty-Four

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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

http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=87&ti=76,87&Search%5FArg=Orwell%2C%20George&Search%5FCode=NAME%5F&CNT=25&PID=11284&SEQ=20070323140446&SID=1

and the U. S. Harcourt, Brace edition:

http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=86&ti=76,86&Search%5FArg=Orwell%2C%20George&Search%5FCode=NAME%5F&CNT=25&PID=11284&SEQ=20070323140446&SID=1

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 .