Tag Archives: Orwell

When books are banished or school is trademarked: dystopian novels in our libraries

Posted on April 10, 2018 by Christina Egan

Did you know that Senate House, the striking high-rise building next to the main UCL campus, features in two different very dark futuristic novels: The day of the triffids by John Wyndham (1951) and 1984 by George Orwell (1949)? Orwell’s Ministry of Truth … Continue reading →

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Reading London

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Sally Perry

Reading London A London-themed celebration of reading aloud, and being read to, for World Book Night Where: UCL IOE Library When: Monday 24 April 2017 5.30-7.00pm To celebrate World Book Night 2017 and to coincide with UCL Libraries’ East Side … Continue reading →

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