![]() The pigs, who are the most intelligent animals, begin planning a rebellion. The animals are very keen about the idea. Old Major makes a speech, calling for animals to rise up against their farmers. ![]() One day, the animals gather at a meeting to listen to Old Major, a wise old pig. Manor Farm is run by Mr Jones, a cruel and drunken farmer. It won a Retrospective Hugo Award in 1996, and is included in the Great Books of the Western World selection. it also featured at number 31 on the Modern Library List of Best 20th-Century Novels. Time magazine chose the book as one of the 100 best English-language novels (1923 to 2005). Animal Farm is one of Orwell's two best-known books (the other is Nineteen Eighty-Four) and is widely viewed as a classic. ![]() Although rejected by several publishers, when published it became a best-seller. ![]()
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