Bibliograph

Animal farm, a fairy story, by George Orwell ; illustrated by Joy Batchelor & John Halas

Type

Label

Animal farm, a fairy story, by George Orwell ; illustrated by Joy Batchelor & John Halas

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Animal farm

Oclc number

921823398

Responsibility statement

by George Orwell ; illustrated by Joy Batchelor & John Halas

Series statement

Penguin classics

Sub title

a fairy story

Summary

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, masterminded by the pigs Napoleon and Snowball, starts to take control. Soon the other animals discover that they are not all as equal as they thought, and find themselves hopelessly ensnared as one form of tyranny is replaced with another. Orwell's chilling 'fairy story' is a timeless and devastating satire of idealism betrayed by power and corruption. 2015 is the 70th anniversary of Animal Farm

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Illustrated animal farm

Classification