50 pulp cover treatments of classic works of literature

I have that 1984. I’m going out on a limb here but I think the social incongruities/confusion/doublespeak illustrated on the cover adds more to the text than its luridity suggests. If its goal was to get me to buy it and reread it then, yes, it was a success. The bonus was a great essay I got to write in my head as I read it.

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