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Animal Farm » (Unabridged)

Book cover image of Animal Farm by George Orwell

Authors: George Orwell, Ralph Cosham
ISBN-13: 9780786143139, ISBN-10: 0786143134
Format: MP3 Book
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Date Published: April 2007
Edition: Unabridged

Author Biography: George Orwell

GEORGE ORWELL (1903-1950) was born in India and served with the Imperial Police in Burma before joining the Republican Army in the Spanish Civil War. Orwell was the author of six novels as well as numerous essays and nonfiction works.

Book Synopsis

"Dare I say itas good as the book."—Guardian

Edmund Wilson

Absolutely first-rate...comparable to Voltaire and Swift. -- The New Yorker

	How to study	v
	How to use this guide	ix
	Key to icons	x
	Background	1
	The story of Animal Farm	5
	Who's who?	10
	The main animal characters	10
	The other animals	19
	The humans	21
	Themes	23
	How to get to the top	23
	How to tell lies	25
	The uses of literacy	28
	Down with "isms"	29
	Language, style and structure	32
	Just words?	32
	Do we laugh?	33
	The structure of the novel	34
	The use of repetition	35
	Commentary	37
Chapter 138
Chapter 241
Chapter 344
Chapter 448
Chapter 551
Chapter 655
Chapter 758
Chapter 862
Chapter 966
Chapter 1071
	Topics for discussion and brainstorming	77
	How to get an "A" in English Literature	79
	The exam essay	80
	Model answer and essay plans	81
	Glossary of literary terms	84
	Index	86