1984, George Orwell‘s classic tale of a horrifying future dystopia– and the origin of present-day concepts like Big Brother, Thought Police, and Orwellian evil– was published on this date in 1949.
We have two copies of the 1949 edition available to check out at PR 6029 .R8 N49 1949a
We have a later edition including the novel plus supplementary texts at PR 6029 .R8 N49 1982
Of course if you like, you can read 1984 online.
You might be interested in other books written by George Orwell, or about him and his work.
George Orwell, 1903-1950