The Ministry of Truth

Old meets new. Quill and ink diary writing meets blogging. History and literature combine in the digital age.

Long before Big Brother became linked with reality TV, George Orwell’s 1984 enthralled me. Published in 1949 this vision of the future was way ahead of its time.  I read it in 1984. There was no evidence then of the Thought Police in my world, and original thought was to be aspired to, not locked away in Room 101.  

First it was Samuel Pepys diaries being published online with its glimpses of 17th century life, now George Orwell’s diary from 1938 is being blogged daily. Some of it is mundane but charming (70 years ago today they also had very heavy rain and yesterday the first Beauty of Bath apples were ready), but I’m all signed up for the RSS feed and a glimpse into the life of one of our great authors.

Posted by: Fiona at Almost elevenses on Tuesday, 12th August 2008