Jorj Oruel - 1984

1984 By George Orwell Download free eBooks of classic literature books and novels at Planet eBook Subscribe to our free eBooks blog and email newsletter Part One 1984 Chapter 1 It was a bright cold day in April and the clocks were strik ing thirteen Winston Smith his chin nuzzled into his breast in an effort to escape the vile wind slipped quickly through the glass doors of Victory Mansions though not quickly enough to prevent a swirl of gritty dust from enter ing along with him The hallway smelt of boiled cabbage and old rag mats At one end of it a coloured poster too large for indoor display had been tacked to the wall It depicted simply an enor mous face more than a metre wide the face of a man of about forty five with a heavy black moustache and rugged ly handsome features Winston made for the stairs It was no use trying the lift Even at the best of times it was sel dom working and at present the electric current was cut off during daylight hours It was part of the economy drive in preparation for Hate Week The flat was seven flights up and Winston who was thirty nine and had a varicose ulcer above his right ankle went slowly resting several times on the way On each landing opposite the lift shaft the poster with the enormous face gazed from the wall It was one of those pictures which are so contrived ...