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First published by Martin Secker & Warburg 1945
Published in Penguin Books 1951
Reprinted 1952, 1954, 1955 (twice), 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961,
1962, 1963 (twice), 1964, 1965, 1966 (twice), 1967, 1968 (twice),
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1974 (twice), 1975 (twice), 1976 (twice), 1977 (twice), 1978
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Copyright © the Estate of Eric Blair, 1945
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