In glowing sentences he painted a picture of Animal Farm as it might be when sordid ... Pre-eminent among the pigs were two young boars named Snowball and Napoleon, whom Mr Jones was breeding ...

A satire of Stalinist Russia, this story tells of the revolt of the animals of Manor Farm against their human masters. Led by the pigs Snowball (Trotsky) and Napoleon (Stalin), the animals attempt ...

There never seems to be a time when the writings of George Orwell appear outdated. Perhaps those who regard him as a prophet ...