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Ten of the best Aprils in literature
At the Guardian, John Mullan named ten of the best Aprils in literature.One entry on the list:Nineteen Eighty-Four by George OrwellThe month is important to one of fiction's most resonant opening sentences. "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen." This spring brings no returning warmth or new life, just a "vile wind". Big Brother has even done for the