Nineteen Eighty-four: The Facsimile of the Extant Manuscript
by:
George Orwell (author)
This is the only major Orwell holograph manuscript to survive, and contains almost one-half of the final published book. Peter Davison's masterful transcript on facing pages allows a line-for-line reference to the original blue colored text.
This is the only major Orwell holograph manuscript to survive, and contains almost one-half of the final published book. Peter Davison's masterful transcript on facing pages allows a line-for-line reference to the original blue colored text.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780436350221 (043635022X)
ASIN: 043635022X
Publish date: 1984-07-02
Publisher: Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd
Pages no: 371
Edition language: English
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