Animal Farm

When the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm overthrow their master Mr Jones and take over the farm themselves, they imagine it is the beginning of a life of freedom and equality. But gradually a cunning, ruthless elite among them starts to take control, and the animals find themselves hopelessly ensnared as one form of tyranny is replaced with another.

This special student edition of George Orwell''s chilling satire is specifically designed for readers who are studying the text in detail. It has extra-wide margins to leave space for notes, and includes an introduction and notes by Orwell expert Ronald Carter, character sketches, a summary, a chronology, language notes and a selection of questions and topics for discussion and analysis.<>

About the author

Eric Arthur Blair (1903-1950), better known by his pen-name, George Orwell, was born in India, where his father worked for the Civil Service. An author and journalist, Orwell was one of the most prominent and influential figures in twentieth-century literature. His unique political allegory Animal Farm was published in 1945, and it was this novel, together with the dystopia of Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), which brought him world-wide fame. His novels and non-fiction include Burmese Days, Down and Out in Paris and London, The Road to Wigan Pier and Homage to Catalonia.

Product details

• Authors: George Orwell
• Assisted by: Ronald Carter (Editor)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 04.07.2024
• EAN: 9780241706985
• ISBN: 978-0-241-70698-5
• No. of pages: 144
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 198 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Penguin Classics; Penguin Student Readers
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Political, FICTION / Satire, Narrative theme: Politics, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Satirical fiction and parodies, FICTION / World Literature / England / 20th Century, For higher / tertiary / university education