HarperCollins je prúdom toho istého, čo je mimoriadne range of best-loved, essential classics. Winston Smith rewrites history. It's his job. Hidden smerom do záznamu správy ministerstva pravosti, ktoré pomáhajú strany, a omnipresent Big Brother, kontrolovať ľudí z Oceania. Winston knows what a good citizen of Oceania must do: show jeho devotion for Big Brother and the Party; abstain from all vices; and, most importantly, possess no critical thoughts of their own. Nový notebook je zaznamenaný, aby sa zaoberal definitívne proti rules - vo factu, Thought Police môže zachytiť him simply for having it. Áno, ako Winston začínajú napísať svoju vlastnú históriu, osivo rebeliónu začína do rastu v jeho srdci - jeden, ktorý by mal devastating consequences. V George Orwell's final a most well-known noviel, he explores a dystopian future v ktorých totalitarian government controls thes actions, thoughts and even emotions of its citizens, exercising power through control of language and history. Ich lasting popularity je testom na Orwell's powerful prose, a je to passionate political warning for today.