A staple of the high school curriculum since the 1950s, George Orwell’s Animal Farm was perhaps the first time most of us were introduced to the concept of a story with a hidden meaning.
On the surface, the undisputed classic is a simple tale of a dying pig who inspires his fellow oppressed animals to stage a rebellion against their cruel human owner.
But as any student who had a copy of its York Notes will know, the book was actually intended as a thinly-veiled attack against the evils of Joseph Stalin’s dictatorship.
To mark its 70th anniversary (it was first published on August 17, 1945), here’s a look at… Read the full story