Book description
Enter Manor Farm, owned by Mr Jones, a lazy farmer who ignores the
plight of the animals who toil under his yoke. However, things change
dramatically after Major, the prizewinning boar, has a dream, in which
all the animals are free. His rousing speeches incite the animals to
revolt against oppression. Egged on by the promise of freedom, the
animals unite and drive the Joneses out of the farm. Under the tutelage
of the pigs, all the farm animals build a world where they are free and
equal. Until some become more equal than others. Does the dream of
freedom become a nightmare of slavery? George Orwell's classic, first
published in 1945, continues to mirror what unfolds in the theatres of
power in society. His criticism of the communist ideal of an equal world
takes you through the shining triumphs and terrible failures of the
world we live in. PLUS! Book Mine Gems: 34 extra-special pages: Know
more about the author, his work and his times. Plus things to think
about and to do.' George Orwell (1903-1950) was born in Bihar, India
and was a novelist, journalist, essayist and critic, whose imaginative
and insightful works have found their place in the literary hall of
fame. He is renowned for writing some of the best political satires and
dystopian fiction of the 20th century and books like Animal Farm (1945)
and Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) are modern classics read and re-read by
adults and children alike. His narrative nonfiction includes nearly 500
essays, book reviews and journalistic pieces, as well as book-length
works like Homage to Catalonia (1938), Road to Wigan Pier (1937) and
Down and Out in Paris and London (1933). Orwell features among the 50
greatest modern British writers.'
