“It had never occurred to him that the body of a woman of fifty, blown up to monstrous dimensions by childbearing, then hardened, roughened by work til it was coarse in the grain like an overripe turnip, could be beautiful. But is was so, and after all, he thought, why not?”
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Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-four: Text, Sources, Criticism
This book is a scholarly compilation that includes the complete text of George Orwell's classic novel 'Nineteen Eighty-four,' which is a seminal work of dystopian fiction. It also features a range of sources and critical essays that provide historical background and in-depth analysis of the novel's themes and impact. more
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