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  1. Nineteen Eighty-Four - Wikipedia

    Nineteen Eighty-Four (also published as 1984) is a dystopian novel by the English writer George Orwell. It was published on 8 June 1949 by Secker & Warburg as Orwell's ninth and final …

  2. Nineteen Eighty-four | Summary, Characters, Analysis, & Facts

    Sep 29, 2025 · Nineteen Eighty-four is a novel by George Orwell published in 1949 as a warning against totalitarianism. Orwell’s chilling dystopia made a deep impression on readers, and his …

  3. 1984: Full Book Summary | SparkNotes

    A short summary of George Orwell's 1984. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of 1984.

  4. andestinely here and there. It was a book without a title. People referred to it, if at all, simply as THE BOOK. But one knew of such things only through vague rumours. Neither the …

  5. 1984 by George Orwell Plot Summary - LitCharts

    Get all the key plot points of George Orwell's 1984 on one page. From the creators of SparkNotes.

  6. 1984 by George Orwell | Goodreads

    Orwell is best known for his allegorical novella Animal Farm (1945) and the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), although his works also encompass literary criticism, poetry, …

  7. A Summary and Analysis of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty

    Sep 14, 2021 · George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, completed in 1948 and published a year later, is a classic example of dystopian fiction. Indeed, it’s surely the most famous dystopian …

  8. Book Summary - CliffsNotes

    O'Brien welcomes them into the Brotherhood with an array of questions and arranges for Winston to be given a copy of "the book," the underground's treasonous volume written by their leader, …

  9. 1984 by George Orwell Plot Summary - Book Analysis

    ' 1984 ' by George Orwell is a dystopian novel set in a totalitarian society led by the omnipresent Big Brother. The story follows Winston Smith, who works for the Ministry of Truth, altering …

  10. Nineteen Eighty-Four - The Orwell Foundation

    A satire on totalitarianism, 1984 is a testament to the potential power of modern political systems, and the dark side of human nature: as O’Brien tells Winston, ‘the object of power is power’.