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Animal Farm (Signet Classics) Prebound - 2004
by Orwell, George
- Used
In this controversial classic fairy tale, a farm is taken over by its overworked, mistreated animals. With flaming idealism and stirring slogans, they set out to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality, setting the stage for one of the most telling satiric fables ever penned. Illustrations and Orwell's proposed but unpublished preface are included in this anniversary edition. Reissue.
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Details
- Title Animal Farm (Signet Classics)
- Author Orwell, George
- Binding Prebound
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Condition UsedVeryGood
- Pages 139
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Perfection Learning
- Date 2004-04-06
- Bookseller's Inventory # 52GZZZ00DRMR_ns
- ISBN 9780812415070 / 0812415078
- Weight 0.35 lbs (0.16 kg)
- Dimensions 7.5 x 4.3 x 0.6 in (19.05 x 10.92 x 1.52 cm)
- Reading level 1170
- Library of Congress subjects Political fiction, Satire
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Summary
From the book:Mr. Jones, of the Manor Farm, had locked the henhouses for the night, but was too drunk to remember to shut the pop-holes. With the ring of light from his lantern dancing from side to side, he lurched across the yard, kicked off his boots at the back door, drew himself a last glass of beer from the barrel in the scullery, and made his way up to bed, where Mrs. Jones was already snoring. As soon as the light in the bedroom went out there was a stirring and a fluttering all through the farm buildings. Word had gone round during the day that old Major, the prize Middle White boar, had had a strange dream on the previous night and wished to communicate it to the other animals. It had been agreed that they should all meet in the big barn as soon as Mr. Jones was safely out of the way. Old Major (so he was always called, though the name under which he had been exhibited was Willingdon Beauty) was so highly regarded on the farm that everyone was quite ready to lose an hour’s sleep in o