Animal Farm: a fairy story (Penguin Modern Classics) Orwell, George Summary Animal Farm is a brilliant political satire and a powerful and affecting story of revolutions and idealism, power and corruption. Animal Farm is a brilliant political satire and a powerful and affecting story of revolutions and idealism, power and corruption. 'All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others.' Mr Jones of Manor Farm is so lazy and drunken that one day he forgets to feed his livestock. The ensuing rebellion under the leadership of the pigs Napoleon and Snowball leads to the animals taking over the farm. Vowing to eliminate the terrible inequities of the farmyard, the renamed Animal Farm is organised to benefit all who walk on four legs. But as time passes, the ideals of the rebellion are corrupted, then forgotten. And something new and unexpected emerges.. Highlights Easy to enjoy: 144 pages · Paperback By Orwell, George Details ISBN: 9780141182704 Author: Orwell, George Format: Paperback Pages: 144 Language: English Publication date: 24 February 2000 Condition: Used – Good Rating: 5.00 (1 reviews) About the authors Orwell, George and George Orwell and Malcolm Bradbury · Publisher: Penguin UK More about this book Reviews Average rating: 5.00/5 · 1 review 'It is the history of a revolution that went wrong-and of the excellent excuses that were forthcoming at every step for the perversion of the original doctrine,' wrote George Orwell for the first edition of ANIMAL FARM in 1945.
