Animal Farm

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Animal Farm Unabridged Audiobook (MP3 CD)

George Orwell's classic satire of the Russian Revolution is an intimate part of our contemporary culture. Animal Farm has been read and reread and quoted so often that we tend to forget who wrote the original words. It is an account of the bold struggle that transforms Mr. Jones' Manor Farm into Animal Farm-a wholly democratic society built on the credo that All Animals Are Created Equal. Out of their cleverness, the pigs Napoleon, Squealer and Snowball emerge as leaders of the new community in a subtle evolution that bears an insidious familiarity. The climax is the brutal betrayal of the faithful horse Boxer, when totalitarian rule is re-established with the bloodstained postscript to the founding slogan: But Some Animals Are More Equal Than Others... Orwell's succinct, frightening words have been heard since 1946 as unsparingly descriptive of the fate of those who suffer totalitarian regimes. This audio edition of the masterpiece reminds us of Orwell's genius. Arthur M. Schlesinger, reviewing Animal Farm in The New York Times Book Review, hailed it as "a wise, compassionate and illuminating fable of our times... The steadiness and lucidity of Orwell's merciless wit are reminiscent of Anatole France and even of Swift." (Source Blackstone Audiobooks 9 Mar 2005)

Notes on Orwell's "Animal Farm" (Cliffs Notes Series)

At once an allegory for both utopia and totalitarianism, Animal Farm is a story that expresses a dismal view of humans and their attempts to create a just society without compassion, history, and nonviolence. Orwell's book is decidedly anti-utopian and yet an unforgettable morality tale that entertains as it teaches. This concise supplement to Orwell's Animal Farm helps students understand the overall structure of the work, actions and motivations of the characters, and the social and cultural perspectives of the author. (Source Amazon UK 9 Mar 2005)

Animal Farm (New Longman Literature Series)

George Orwell's "fairy tale with a sting" provokes startling comparisons with the political world in which we live. This edition is part of a series of pre- and post-1914 works chosen especially for 14-18 year olds. The series features fiction, anthologies, poetry, plays and non-fiction. (Source Amazon UK 9 Mar 2005) Set text: GCSE: CCEA; OCR; NEAB; WJEC A level: AEB (Source Blackstone Books as at 9 Mar 2005)

York Notes on "Animal Farm" for GCSE

Take Note for Exam Success! York Notes offer an exciting approach to English literature. This market leading series fully reflects student needs. They are packed with summaries, commentaries, exam advice, margin and textual features to offer a wider context to the text and encourage a critical analysis. York Notes, The Ultimate Literature Guides. (Source Amazon UK 9 Mar 2005)

Animal Farm

George Orwell's 1945 satire on the perils of Stalinism has proved magnificently long-lived as a parable about totalitarianism anywhere - and has given the world at least one immortal phrase: Everyone is equal, but some are more equal than others. This new dramatisation sticks very closely to the book and retains both its affection for the animals and the incisiveness of its message. Northern Stage Theatre Company are taking it on a year-long tour of England, Scotland, Wales - and Romania. The book contains a helpful set of production notes intended for schools and other groups wishing to stage this version of Animal Farm. (Source Amazon UK 9 Mar 2005)

George Orwell: "Animal Farm", "Nineteen Eighty-four" (Icon Reader's Guides to Essential Criticism Series)

In this Readers' Guide, Daniel Lea takes a decisive path through the maze of interpretations that has accumulated around Orwell's best-known novels, examining critical reactions from the beginning of the Cold War through to the collapse of Communist Eastern Europe, and at the same time placing Orwell within a long tradition of dystopian writings. In exploring the artistic, cultural and social contexts of Orwell's work, it is an essential resource for students and general readers alike. (Source Amazon UK 9 Mar 2005)

Animal Farm: A Fairy Story (Modern Classics S.) [AUDIOBOOK]

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 way. (Source Amazon UK 9 Mar 2005)

Animal Farm (Penguin Student Editions)

Having got rid of their human master, the animals in this political fable look forward to a life of freedom and plenty. But as a clever, ruthless elite takes control, the other animals find themselves hopelessly ensnared in the same old way. (Source Amazon UK 9 Mar 2005) Penguin Student Editions are complete unabridged texts of Penguin Classics, Modern Classics and some more recent titles, packaged with reading help for the student. in the form of: - accessible yet authoritative introductions - glossary of cultural references and unfamiliar words - stimulating activities and discussion points, including activities needed to prepare for essays and examinations -- chapter-by-chapter summaries - plot and character outlines - chronology of the historical events of the time - overview of the ways famous critics have read the books. A student-friendly approach to literature - the way students want to read. "It is the history of a revolution that went wrong - and of the excellent excuses that were forthcoming at every step for the perversion of the original doctrine", wrote Orwell for the first edition of Animal Farm in 1945. (Source Penguin UK 9 Mar 2005)

Animal Farm: A Fairy Story

At once an allegory for both utopia and totalitarianism, Animal Farm is a story that expresses a dismal view of humans and their attempts to create a just society without compassion, history, and nonviolence. Orwell's book is decidedly anti-utopian and yet an unforgettable morality tale that entertains as it teaches. (Source Amazon UK 9 Mar 2005)

Animal Farm: A Fairy Story (Penguin Modern Classics)

At once an allegory for both utopia and totalitarianism, Animal Farm is a story that expresses a dismal view of humans and their attempts to create a just society without compassion, history, and nonviolence. Orwell's book is decidedly anti-utopian and yet an unforgettable morality tale that entertains as it teaches. (Source Amazon UK 9 Mar 2005)

Animal Farm: A Fairy Story (Penguin Modern Classics)

'It is the history of a revolution that went wrong-and of the excellent excuses that were forthcoming at every step for the perversion of the original doctrine,' wrote George Orwell for the first edition of Animal Farm in 1945. His simple and tragic fable, telling of what happens when the animals drive out Mr Jones and attempt to run the farm themselves, has since become a world-famous classic of English prose. 'Surely the most important fictional satire to be written in twentieth-century Britain' Malcolm Bradbury. (Source Amazon UK 9 Mar 2005)

Animal Farm: Smartpass GCSE and SATs Audio Guides [AUDIOBOOK]

This vibrant production cleverly tells the fable from the viewpoint of the animals and their creator. Using Orwell's own words, dramatic reconstructions and interviews with key characters Benjamin the donkey and Squealer the propagandist pig, we unravel the plot, develop the themes and demonstrate this political novel's relationship to the Russian revolution. (Source Smartpass 9 Mar 2005)

Animal Farm (Sparknotes)

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Animal Farm

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 order to hear what he had to say.

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