One of the most celebrated works of modern literature, Animal Farm is George Orwell's satire on the Russian Revolution of 1917
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Mr Jones of Manor Farm is so lazy & drunken that one day he forgets to feed his livestock. The ensuing rebellion under the leadership of the pigs Napoleon & Snowball leads to the animals taking over the farm. Vowing to eliminate the terrible inequities of the farmyard, the renamed Animal Farm is organised to benefit all who walk on four legs.