A Letter from Aldous Huxley to George Orwell Regarding 1984

In October 1949, shortly after the publication of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, Orwell receives a letter from fellow novelist Aldous Huxley, who penned the classic Brave New World. What starts as praise quickly evolves into a comparison of their dystopian visions, with Huxley expressing his view that his earlier work offers a more realistic prediction of the future. The letter also touches on their shared history, including Huxley's brief teaching stint at Eton College.