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Format:	CD	Length:	Unabridged
Subject:	Fiction & Literature	Language:	English
	Horror	Condition:	New

Shane Sody Audio Books

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Nineteen Eighty-Four
by George Orwell

EIGHT CDs - NEW!

No-one would have suspected that Winston and Julia were capable of crimethink (dangerous thoughts) or a secret desire for ownlife (individualism). After all, Party-Member Winston Smith was one of the Ministry of Truth's most trusted forgers; he had always flung himself heart & soul into the falsification of government statistics. And Party-Member Julia was outwardly so goodthinkful (naturally orthodox) that, after a brilliant girlhood in the Spies, she became active in the Junior Anti-Sex League.

So begins the original review of the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, by Time Magazine.


Now you can have this incomparable story read to you. This audio version is a new recording, completely faithful to Orwell’s novel. It is recorded on eight audio CD’s with a total running time of 9 hours 54 minutes.

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LISTEN! JUDGE FOR YOURSELF THE QUALITY OF THIS RECORDING! These three samples are encoded at 80 Kbps.
*Winston visits a prole pub - CLICK TO LISTEN*	2 mins 22 secs (1.36 Mb)
*Winston and Julia - CLICK TO LISTEN*	2 mins 07 secs (1.21 Mb)
*Interrogation in the Ministry of Love - CLICK TO LISTEN*	2 mins 20 secs (1.34 Mb)

The eight discs come professionally labelled and packed in two DVD-style cases (see pictures) along with a colour contents folder.

What is the story?

Millions of people all around the world already know the story, either from reading the original novel, or from the movie version (filmed and released in 1984) starring John Hurt and Richard Burton. It is the story of one man, Winston Smith, and what happens to him in a nightmarish world where an all-powerful Government enforces perfect conformity through indoctrination, propaganda, fear, and ruthless punishment. The novel introduced the concepts of the ever-present, all-seeing Big Brother, the notorious Room 101, the ubiquitous thought police, and the bureaucrats' and politicians' language Newspeak.

It’s a futuristic fantasy
(Part 1)

It’s a love story
(Part 2)

It’s a tragedy
(Part 3)

When this book was written in 1949, it was viewed as a prediction of a possible future world.

Despite the fact that the year of the title has passed, some of the trends and dangers of this chilling dystopia are still latent in our society.

For some people, the “War on Terror” carries disturbing echoes of Nineteen Eighty Four…

Winston and Julia meet and fall in love under the most difficult circumstances.

She is a feisty, passionate risk-taker – he is cautious, frustrated, and wary of all women.

Together they snatch precious moments of tenderness and find love – but for how long?

From the romance and intrigue of Part 2, the book descends to the depths of despair and beyond.

Parts 1 and 2 describe “how” – Part 3 answers the question “why?”

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I also offer the same recording of Nineteen Eighty-Four :

++ as a single-disc MP3 CD (128 Kbps) or

++ as part of the compilation George Orwell's Greatest Hits also on a single MP3-CD (96 Kbps)

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About the author	About the narrator
George Orwell (real name Eric Arthur Blair) was born 25 June 1903 in Motihari, India, where his father, Richard, worked for the British Civil Service. He was a King's Scholar at Eton from 1917 to 1921.		Shane Sody was, for 18 years, a professional broadcaster on some of Australia’s best-known commercial radio stations.
As a young man he joined the Indian Imperial Police in Burma, but returned to England in 1927 having grown to hate imperialism. He lived for several years in poverty, sometimes homeless, sometimes doing itinerant work. During the 1930’s he found work as a schoolteacher, and as an assistant in a second-hand bookshop in Hampstead. Orwell also went to Spain in 1936 to fight in the Spanish Civil War. He drew on all these experiences for successive novels and non-fiction writings throughout the 1930’s and 40’s. During his lifetime his reputation was primarily formed and maintained as a journalist, political and cultural commentator, and essayist. However today he is best remembered for two novels written towards the end of his life: the political allegory Animal Farm and his last work, Nineteen Eighty-Four. Eric Blair died in London on 21 January 1950.		He has also been a part-time dramatic and comic actor (including Shakespearean roles) with local theatre companies in Sydney and the Gold Coast. But it was his consistent and award-winning performances on radio that made him so well known to hundreds of thousands of Australian listeners from 1979 to 1997. As a newsreader on Sydney’s 2GB and 2UE, later as news director and current affairs commentator on Adelaide’s radio 5AD and 5DN, Shane Sody established a reputation as one of Australia’s authoritative radio voices. He has been narrating and producing audio books for sale on eBay since March 2005.

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I accept payment from customers anywhere in the world by (1) Paypal, or (2) Paymate. If you are in Australia, you have two other options: (3) direct bank deposit, or (4) money order by snail mail. Choose the method that is most convenient for you. I will despatch your audio book ASAP after receiving your payment. No GST is payable or charged on this item.

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Item location: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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30 days after the buyer receives it

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I take great care to ensure that my audio books arrive in pristine condition. If, however, you find that any of these CDs arrives in a damaged condition, or will not play properly, I will provide a new copy of the faulty CD, at no cost to you, provided that you contact me about the problem within 30 days of the CD's arriving.

The buyer is responsible for return shipping costs.

Refunds by law: In Australia, consumers have a legal right to obtain a refund from a business for goods purchased (but not at auction) if the goods are faulty, not fit for purpose or don't match description. More information at returns.

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Seller's payment instructions

I accept payment from customers anywhere in the world by (1) Paypal, or (2) Paymate. If you are in Australia, you have two additional options: (3) direct bank deposit, or (4) money order by snail mail. Choose the method that is most convenient for you. I will despatch your audio book ASAP after receiving your payment. My ABN is 93927970986. No GST is payable or charged on this item. Regards Shane

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