"He definitely signed copies for staff members and other people who visited him. We know that he signed copies with his biro," Mr Moore said. "Orwell was in University College London, at the hospital there, and there were quite a few people who visited him. An accidental hoaxįirst editions are rare, but signed first editions are rarer still.Īround the time Nineteen Eighty-Four was published, Orwell's health deteriorated and he was admitted to hospital with tuberculosis. In the following years he took up book reviewing and eventually joined The Sydney Morning Herald, which is when a copy of Nineteen Eighty-Four presumably landed on his desk. 1984 Nineteen Eighty Four George Orwell Stated First American Edition 1949 Pre-Owned 165.00 Extra 5 off with coupon Was: 300.00 45 off zaer-86 (431) 99. Gellert was wounded by shrapnel at Gallipoli and, despite his eagerness to re-enlist, was discharged as medically unfit.īack in Adelaide he resumed a teaching career, but also wrote poems about his wartime experiences - winning critical acclaim. "I'm sure that a book like Nineteen Eighty-Four, which is nightmarish, would have had an impact on somebody whose experiences had been quite different to most of ours," Mr Moore said.
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