A group of farmyard animals, led by the pigs, overthrow their human masters. Their revolution is inspired by high ideals: the farm will be run in the interests of its animals with no more slaughtering, plenty of food for all and comfort in retirement. But when Napoleon the pig takes command, he quickly corrupts their principles, creating a new tyranny worse than the old.
Orwell wrote Animal Farm in the middle of the Second World War, but at first no publishers wanted to touch it. It was finally published in August 1945, once the war was over. This little book quickly became a seminal text in the emerging ‘cold war’ (a phrase that Orwell himself coined). It also became a site of that conflict itself, suffering various attempts to subvert or change its meaning. Today, Animal Farm remains a powerful fable about the nature of tyranny and corruption which applies for all ages.
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A group of farmyard animals, led by the pigs, overthrow their human masters. Their revolution is inspired by high ideals: the farm will be run in the interests of its animals with no more slaughtering, plenty of food for all and comfort in retirement. But when Napoleon the pig takes command, he quickly corrupts their principles, creating a new tyranny worse than the old.
Orwell wrote Animal Farm in the middle of the Second World War, but at first no publishers wanted to touch it. It was finally published in August 1945, once the war was over. This little book quickly became a seminal text in the emerging ‘cold war’ (a phrase that Orwell himself coined). It also became a site of that conflict itself, suffering various attempts to subvert or change its meaning. Today, Animal Farm remains a powerful fable about the nature of tyranny and corruption which applies for all ages.
Our edition also includes the following essays:
Imprint | Wordsworth Editions Ltd |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Series | Wordsworth Classics |
Release date | 2021 |
Availability | In stock. We should be able to ship in 1 working day. More are available from supplier. |
Authors | George Orwell |
Introduction by | Andrew Palmer |
Notes by | Andrew Palmer |
Dimensions | 198 x 129 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - B-format |
Pages | 256 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-84022-803-8 |
Barcode | 9781840228038 |
Languages | value |
Subtitles | value |
Categories | |
LSN | 1-84022-803-2 |