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TIL 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' nearly wasn't called 'Nineteen Eighty-Four'. In the year leading up to its publication, Orwell vocalised his indecision over what to call his novel before settling on 'Nineteen Eighty-Four'. Orwell took a long look at the title 'The Last Man in Europe'.

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