Hi Ian I was interested to hear you are re-reading "Nineteen Eighty-Four". I suppose I have been inspired by the George Orwell season on Radio 4, I have recently reread "Animal Farm" and "The Road to Wigan Pier" and intend to read "Nineteen Eighty-Four" soon. I found "The Road to Wigan Pier" particularly interesting as I compared his description of conditions and attitudes in the 1930s with today. Pele