Collection item of the month October (2024)

Manuscript of the novel 1984

The manuscript of George Orwell's 1984 became our collection object in June this year on the occasion of the opening of the exhibition "1984: George Orwell and Czechoslovakia". It was donated to the Museum by Quentin Kopp, President of The Orwell Society, and he added a personal dedication. The book was published in a limited edition of one thousand copies and is therefore a valuable collector's item. The foreword was written by D. J. Taylor, who has written several books on Orwell's life (the most recent of which is entitled Orwell: The New Life).

📷 Marta Myšková