Animal Farm
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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..
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- Who wrote Animal Farm?
Animal Farm is by George Orwell. The catalogue records its first publication in 1945. A later edition may have a different publication date on its copyright page.
- How long is Animal Farm?
The catalogue records 128 pages for a representative edition. Pagination varies with the publisher, format, type size and translation, so check the edition you intend to read.
