Science Fiction Orwell, George: Nineteen eighty-four v1.1. 29 March 2009

cbell · 03-29-2009, 03:24 AM

Text from Project Gutenberg Australia.

Author: George Orwell (1903 - 1950).

Published in 1949, Nineteen eighty-four focuses on a repressive, totalitarian regime. The story follows the life of one seemingly insignificant man, Winston Smith, a civil servant assigned the task of perpetuating the regime's propaganda by falsifying records and political literature. Smith grows disillusioned with his meagre existence and so begins a rebellion against the system that leads to his arrest and torture.

The novel has become famous for its portrayal of pervasive government surveillance and control, and government's increasing encroachment on the rights of the individual. Since its publication, many of its terms and concepts, such as "Big Brother," "doublethink" and "Newspeak" have entered the popular vernacular. The word "Orwellian" itself has come to refer to anything reminiscent of the book's fictional regime.

HarryT · 03-29-2009, 04:04 AM

Hi cbell,

When you post a duplicate book, please could you do as the book upload guidelines request, and specify in what way your version of it differs from the previously-uploaded one:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11626

That allows the downloader to make an informed decision about which version they prefer to download.

Thanks!

cbell · 03-29-2009, 04:32 AM

I've removed it.

When I checked its availability here, I searched on 1984 and nineteen eighty-four, but I didn't search on Orwell.

HarryT · 03-29-2009, 04:36 AM

You didn't have to remove it! Having a range of differently-formatted books is good. We just ask people - if they are able to - to describe how their version differs. We certainly don't object to duplicate versions.

cbell · 04-01-2009, 04:04 AM

I've re-attached my version of this ebook to the top post.

This version has a cover page, author photo, 3 level Table of Contents, hand-formatted Newspeak and songs, curly quotes, emdashes and page breaks before each chapter.

elegant · 06-19-2009, 12:32 AM

Emdashes, gotta have emdashes.

cbell · 06-19-2009, 04:33 AM

Yes... and it does have emdashes...

GreatBear · 06-22-2009, 11:42 PM

It won't open in Stanza. Anyone else have problems with it, or is it just me?

zerospinboson · 06-29-2009, 04:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GreatBear

It won't open in Stanza. Anyone else have problems with it, or is it just me?

Opens fine here, using mobipocket reader

hippy dave · 08-20-2012, 06:11 PM

aw, no emdashes for me.

03-29-2009, 03:24 AM	#1
cbell Frenetic Posts: 590 Karma: 8181 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia Device: iLiad V2	Orwell, George: Nineteen eighty-four v1.1. 29 March 2009 Text from Project Gutenberg Australia. Author: George Orwell (1903 - 1950). Published in 1949, Nineteen eighty-four focuses on a repressive, totalitarian regime. The story follows the life of one seemingly insignificant man, Winston Smith, a civil servant assigned the task of perpetuating the regime's propaganda by falsifying records and political literature. Smith grows disillusioned with his meagre existence and so begins a rebellion against the system that leads to his arrest and torture. The novel has become famous for its portrayal of pervasive government surveillance and control, and government's increasing encroachment on the rights of the individual. Since its publication, many of its terms and concepts, such as "Big Brother," "doublethink" and "Newspeak" have entered the popular vernacular. The word "Orwellian" itself has come to refer to anything reminiscent of the book's fictional regime. Last edited by cbell; 08-21-2010 at 06:10 AM. Reason: Removed this ebook. 668 downloads.

03-29-2009, 04:32 AM	#3
cbell Frenetic Posts: 590 Karma: 8181 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia Device: iLiad V2	I've removed it. When I checked its availability here, I searched on 1984 and nineteen eighty-four, but I didn't search on Orwell. Last edited by cbell; 09-04-2010 at 04:21 AM.

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Hi cbell, When you post a duplicate book, please could you do as the book upload guidelines request, and specify in what way your version of it differs from the previously-uploaded one: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11626 That allows the downloader to make an informed decision about which version they prefer to download. Thanks!

03-29-2009, 04:36 AM	#4
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	You didn't have to remove it! Having a range of differently-formatted books is good. We just ask people - if they are able to - to describe how their version differs. We certainly don't object to duplicate versions.

04-01-2009, 04:04 AM	#5
cbell Frenetic Posts: 590 Karma: 8181 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia Device: iLiad V2	I've re-attached my version of this ebook to the top post. This version has a cover page, author photo, 3 level Table of Contents, hand-formatted Newspeak and songs, curly quotes, emdashes and page breaks before each chapter.

06-19-2009, 12:32 AM	#6
elegant Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: sony reader	Emdashes, gotta have emdashes.

06-19-2009, 04:33 AM	#7
cbell Frenetic Posts: 590 Karma: 8181 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia Device: iLiad V2	Yes... and it does have emdashes...

06-22-2009, 11:42 PM	#8
GreatBear Member Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle, Sony Reader	It won't open in Stanza. Anyone else have problems with it, or is it just me?

08-20-2012, 06:11 PM	#10
hippy dave Zealot Posts: 124 Karma: 178472 Join Date: Jul 2012 Device: Kindle 4	aw, no emdashes for me.

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