Animal farm : a fairy story / by George Orwell ; with a new preface by Russell Baker ; introduction by C.M. Woodhouse.
George Orwell's classic satire of the Russian Revolution has become an intimate part of our contemporary culture, with its treatment of democratic, fascist, and socialist ideals through an animal fable. The animals of Mr. Jones' Manor Farm are overworked, mistreated, and desperately seeking a reprieve. In their quest to create an idyllic society where justice and equality reign, the animals of Manor Farm revolt against their human rulers, establishing the democratic Animal Farm under the credo, "All Animals Are Created Equal." Out of their cleverness, the pigs—Napoleon, Squealer, and Snowball—emerge as leaders of the new community. In a development of insidious familiarity, the pigs begin to assume ever greater amounts of power, while other animals, especially the faithful horse Boxer, assume more of the work. The climax of the story is the brutal betrayal of Boxer, when totalitarian rule is reestablished with the bloodstained postscript to the founding slogan: "But Some Animals Are More Equal than Others." This astonishing allegory, one of the most scathing satires in literary history, remains as fresh and relevant as the day it was published.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780812415070
- ISBN: 0812415078
- Physical Description: xxii, 141 pages ; 18 cm
- Edition: 1st Signet Classic (50th anniversary edition).
- Publisher: New York, NY : New American Library Division of Penguin Putnam Inc., [1996]
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "This is an authorized reprint of a hardcover edition published by Harcourt Brace and Company ... copyright Harcourt Brace and Company, 1946"--T.p. verso.
- Target Audience Note:
- 1170L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR UG 7.3 5 727.
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Young adult fiction. - Genre:
- Political fiction.
Fables.
Fiction.
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- 41 of 61 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 2 of 3 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.
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- 2 current holds with 61 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | FIC ORWELL (Text) | 36015001873351 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Richlands Branch Library | FIC ORWELL (Text) | 36015001316005 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/11/2026 |
| Swansboro Branch Library | FIC ORWELL (Text) | 36015001024401 | Adult Fiction Paperback | Available | - |
