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That time I found a 1984 copy with all the 'bad' parts restored
A buddy of mine collects old paperbacks and he handed me a copy of 1984 from 1961 the other day. I always heard that early US editions had parts cut out by the publisher to avoid legal trouble, but seeing the extra chapter in there was wild. Now people argue about the book's meaning with those missing pieces and they don't even know they're missing. Has anyone else stumbled across one of those older uncut versions and noticed how different the tone feels?
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spencer_moore391mo agoTop Commenter
Wait actually that 1961 copy had the appendix about Newspeak? I thought that was only in the really early British prints or something. @daniel552 is right though, it's crazy how those missing parts can totally change how you see the whole ending.
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