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Nineteen Eighty Four 1949

By George Orwell

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#18 of 669

In the top 3% of books

By scope

1940s #1 of 21 Top 5% 1949 #1 of 2 Top 50%

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The Telegraph

The Telegraph

  • Published 2008
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  • Ranked #1
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The British Museums, Libraries, and Archives Society

The British Museums, Libraries, and Archives Society

  • Published 2006
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  • Ranked #4
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Le Monde

Le Monde

  • Published 2019
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  • Ranked #6
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Radcliffe Publishing Course

Radcliffe Publishing Course

  • Published 1998
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  • Ranked #9
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Zeit Online

Zeit Online

  • Published 2023
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  • Ranked #12
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Complex

  • Published 2012
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  • Ranked #13
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William J. Bennett

William J. Bennett

  • Published 1984
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  • Ranked #14
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Telegraph

Telegraph

  • Published 2014
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  • Ranked #21
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Bulgaria

Bulgaria

  • Published 2009
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  • Ranked #22
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XLSemanal and Zenda

XLSemanal and Zenda

  • Published 2020
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  • Ranked #24
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The Learning Channel

The Learning Channel

  • Published 1995
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  • Ranked #40
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Tampa Bay Times

Tampa Bay Times

  • Published 1983
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  • Ranked #49
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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

  • Published 2000
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  • Ranked #60
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Norwegian Book Clubs, with the Norwegian Nobel Institute

Norwegian Book Clubs, with the Norwegian Nobel Institute

  • Published 2002
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  • Ranked #65
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The Times

The Times

  • Published 2010
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  • Ranked #69
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Refinery29

Refinery29

  • Published 2017
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  • Ranked #75
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OCLC

OCLC

  • Published 2009
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  • Ranked #86
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The Novel 100 (Daniel S. Burt)

The Novel 100 (Daniel S. Burt)

  • Published 2003
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  • Ranked #86
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Clifton Fadiman

Clifton Fadiman

  • Published 1997
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  • Ranked #172
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New York Public Library

New York Public Library

  • Published 2020
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  • Included, unranked
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1922-2022

The Times

The Times

  • Published 2022
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  • Ranked #8
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1900-1999

January Magazine

January Magazine

  • Published 2000
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  • Ranked #7
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Library Journal

Library Journal

  • Published 1999
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  • Ranked #7
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The Age (Newspaper)

The Age (Newspaper)

  • Published 1999
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  • Ranked #9
Rzeczpospolita

Rzeczpospolita

  • Published 1999
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  • Ranked #19
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Le Monde

Le Monde

  • Published 1999
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  • Ranked #22
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Folha de São Paulo

Folha de São Paulo

  • Published 1999
  • Decade list · 1900-1999
  • Ranked #24
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Daily Telegraph

Daily Telegraph

  • Published 1999
  • Decade list · 1900-1999
  • Ranked #60

1900-2024

Yedioth Ahronoth

Yedioth Ahronoth

  • Published 2024
  • Decade list · 1900-2024
  • Ranked #5
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