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George Orwell: He Who Controls The Past Controls the Future
In his “As I Please” column of February 4, 1944, you can see echoes of what will become “Nineteen Eighty-Four”: When Sir Walter Raleigh was imprisoned in the Tower of London, h… more →
Writing As I Please
Divine Retribution and Doublethink
wrote 20 hours ago: The Bible tells us that God is good and that he is in control, so when bad things happen we want to … more →
Year of a Hundred books – #43 The Flame Alphabet
wrote 23 hours ago: The Flame Alphabet, by Ben Marcus 3/5 If, as my A Level English teacher insisted, one of the key the … more →
From the Desk of Phylis Johnson: 24 Classic Books' Original Titles
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wrote 1 day ago: Yesterday, we came across this awesome piece that Book Riot did of 5 classic books with awful … more →
Books v. Cigarettes - George Orwell
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wrote 1 day ago: Well this costs little but in its 126 pages is a wonderful leap into the past written by a masterful … more →
Worth a re-read: George Orwell - 1984
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wrote 2 days ago: Even the cover looks scary I have briefly stopped reading crime novels or 18th century history books … more →
George Orwell's "1984": Discussion Topics
wrote 2 days ago: NOTES FOR TEACHERS Guide to level: Reading the unadapted novel “1984″ will probably be t … more →
George Orwell: He Who Controls The Past Controls the Future
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wrote 2 days ago: In his “As I Please” column of February 4, 1944, you can see echoes of what will become … more →
Is Writing Painful, A Celebration, Or A Little Of Both?
wrote 3 days ago: Some writers, especially the seasoned ones whose works we all know at a quick glance, look at the ac … more →
George Orwell's 1984: Comprehension & Revision Questions
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wrote 3 days ago: INTRODUCTION George Orwell’s novel “1984″ has long since been one of my favourite … more →
Just For Openers
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wrote 1 week ago: The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel. That’s one of the great … more →
An Huxwellian Distopia
wrote 1 week ago: O wonder!How many goodly creatures are there here!How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world,That h … more →
1984 by George Orwell
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wrote 1 week ago: 1984-1140031 (Photo credit: beachblogger42) Hmm… Okay so I’m sure that many people have … more →
MultiCulti - A New Religion?
wrote 1 week ago: James Albion Multiculturalism, a new religion? Why not? We bow to the “God of Multiculti … more →
"It is invariab...
wrote 2 weeks ago: George Orwell’s House, Portobello Road – London. (Photo credit: Jim Linwood) “It i … more →
Creamy Paper
wrote 2 weeks ago: When checking my Stats I look at the search engine terms that bring people to my blog. Normally they … more →
Nineteen Eighty-Four
wrote 2 weeks ago: Found myself re-reading (and falling back in love with) George Orwell’s dystopian classic, Nin … more →
Is a Pseudonym a Good Thing or Not..?
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Pseudonym – definition: a fictitious name used by a writer to conceal his or her identity : a … more →
Catch-up
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wrote 3 weeks ago: Just another quick catch-up post. Firstly, well done to everyone that completed the 24 hour Read-ath … more →
The 50 "Greatest" Apocalyptic and Dystopian Films of All Time (#40-31)
wrote 3 weeks ago: Today, at Blood Stained Ink, we continue our exploration on the nature of humanity, particularly as … more →
