Description
Product ID: | 9781846976063 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Animal Farm |
Subtitle: | New Edition |
Authors: | Author: George Orwell |
Page Count: | 128 |
Subjects: | Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Classic fiction: general and literary, Thriller / suspense fiction, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Thriller / suspense |
Description: | Select Guide Rating A new edition of this vitally important political novel from George Orwell. First published in 1945, Animal Farm - the history of a revolution that went wrong - is Orwell's brilliant satire on the corrupting influence of power. Features an exclusive introduction by Alan Johnson. Introduced by Alan Johnson.‘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 . . .First published in 1945, Animal Farm – the history of a revolution that went wrong – is George Orwell’s brilliant satire on the corrupting influence of power. |
Imprint Name: | Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited |
Publisher Name: | Birlinn General |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2022-01-06 |