"One of the greatest
political fables of all time ... It is the book for everyone and Everyman, its brightness
undimmed after fifty years."
Ruth Rendell, Daily Telegraph
Having got rid of their
human master, the animals of Manor Farm look forward to a life of freedom and plenty. But
as a clever. ruthless elite among them takes control the other animals find themselves
hopelessly ensnared in the old ways.
Orwell's chilling story of
the betrayal of idealism through tyranny and corruption is as fresh and relevant today as
when it was first published in 1965.
"His fable remains our
great satire of the darker face of modern history."
Malcolm Bradbury, Mail
on Sunday
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