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    Nineteen Eighty-Four

    Nineteen Eighty-Four

    George Orwell

    4.37 (70)

    It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.

    #3
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    37,189
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    Animal Farm

    Animal Farm

    George Orwell

    4.19 (47)

    Mr. Jones, of the Manor Farm, had locked the hen-houses for the night, but was too drunk to remember to shut the popholes.

    #6
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    33,726
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    Down and out in Paris and London

    Down and out in Paris and London

    George Orwell

    4.0 (4)

    The Rue du Coq d'Or, Paris, seven in the morning. A succession of furious, choking yells from the street. Madame Monce, who kept the little hotel opposite mine, had come out on to the pavement to address a lodger on the third floor.

    #377
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    1,343
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