York Notes on “Nineteen Eighty-Four” by George Orwell

York Notes are ideal study guides for English Literature ‘A’ level and GCSE students, and also provide good background information for first year university level.

Covering major works from medieval to modern English literature, and classic and contemporary works from Europe, America, the Commonwealth and the Third World, York Notes offer a high standard of literary criticism. stimulating ideas and thought-provoking questions.

Each guide is written by an expert and will help the reader to think independently about the text being studied.

INCLUDED IN ALL YORK NOTES:
A biography of the author
The literary and historical background to the work
A summary of the text A glossary of the text
Commentaries
Hints for study —to help plan work and study effectively
A specimen essay
Suggestions for further reading