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Animal Farm | 
| Author: George Orwell
Publisher: 1st World Library - Literary Society
Category: Book
List Price: $10.95
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 3411
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 116
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.5
ISBN: 1595404295
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781595404299
Publication Date: September 1, 2004
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Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - 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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Back to Basics September 1, 2008
8 out of 14 found this review helpful
Having read this book in the 1960,s I felt that I had to refresh my memory of how true this story is and can be. I just finished Dr. Corsi's book The Obama Nation and was in total shock. The threat of communism/socialism is still very real in America. Throw in Islam and what an incredible threat we are facing! I sound an alarm to every high school and college instructor. Offer this little book to your students and teach them of the ever present threat. Ther goal is to get to the uneducated masses and the youth to provock their ideology! Wake up America before it is too late.
Required Reading June 2, 2008
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
My son had to read this book for school, but discovered that he liked this assignment.
love the fact that the publisher, 1stWorld Library has made the text slightly larger April 15, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Brilliant literature!
I recommend all books by this author.
I also love the fact that the publisher, 1stWorld Library has made the text slightly larger which is a blessing for my thirty-something eyes. Great job. I have dozens of books by this publisher.
The Second Declaration
Every Day A Miracle Happens
No animal may drink alcohol "to excess" August 17, 2007
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
A fairy tale or a nightmare? It all began with a dream by Major, a Middle White boar, of equality, and freedom from oppression. Maybe not in our life comrade, but eventually.
The dream brings a song. Intolerable conditions lead to revolution. As time passes things change; not exactly as planned.
There are two striking parts to this tale that stand out. First when Boxer is sent to the hospital and Benjamin reads the side of the van "Horse Slaughterer." Secondly there was a party in the farm house as the pigs were playing cards with the men, two aces of spades showed up. An argument ensues. Then a realization was drawn by the creatures outside looking in as they "...looked from pig to man, and man to pig, and from pig to man again..."
 Misunderstood November 3, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Most people I know that have read this book didn't like it. Personally, I did. I think that, to an extent, most people don't completely understand this book. Of course, I'm not sure I would have either if I hadn't read it with my English class. I learned that it was an allegory (a story within a story). In one sense its about animals on a farm rebelling against thier owner, in another, its about the Russian Revolution. I enjoyed the book quite a bit and would recomend it to people who like to read and/or people who find the Russian Revolution interesting.
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