Animal Farm (Wordsworth Classics)

'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, led by the pigs Napoleon and Snowball, results in the animals taking control of the farm. Determined to eliminate the terrible inequities of the farmyard, the newly renamed Animal Farm is reorganized to benefit all creatures who walk on four legs.

However, as time passes, the ideals of the rebellion are corrupted—and eventually forgotten. Something new and unexpected begins to emerge...

About the Book

First published in 1945, Animal Farm is George Orwell's brilliant satire on the corrupting influence of power. It captures the history of a revolution that went terribly wrong, offering a timeless and thought-provoking commentary on human nature and society.

Praise for Animal Farm

• 'Remains our great satire of the darker face of modern history' – Malcolm Bradbury
• 'A prophet who thought the unthinkable and spoke the unspeakable, even when it offended conventional thought' – Daily Express
• 'As valid today as it was fifty years ago' – Ralph Steadman