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George Orwell’s Letter On Why He Wrote ‘1984’

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Three years before writing '1984,' George Orwell penned a letter detailing the thesis of his great novel and warning of the rise of totalitarian police states.

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Published Aug. 12 2013 4:45AM EDT

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George Orwell

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