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Homage to Catalonia
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The Road to Wigan Pier
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1984
“War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.” Part One Winston Smith, a frail 39-year-old man, lives in Airstrip One (formerly Britain), a province of the totalitarian […]