Animal Farm and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

George Orwell was a much-respected English novelist, who wrote some of the finest pieces in literary criticism, fiction. Orwell’s work is known for its simplicity and wit. He wrote with smartness on subjects such as anti-fascism, democratic socialism etc. His best works include “ANIMAL FARM”. It’s an allegorical novella. It got published in August 1945. The fiction based on Farm animals, the author has named them too. Such as Major (a majestic-looking pig), 3-dogs (Bluebell, Jessie, and Pincher), many hens, pigeons, ducklings, sheeps and cows. Two horses, Boxer and Clover. Amongst them, Major is their leader. He wanted to speak on “the nature of life on this earth” and “How any animal is now living”. The author has nicely elaborated through these Characters about the animals’ misery and slavery. Animals complain that despite their hard labour, why then do they continue in the misrable condition? They also complain about human beings that they use to steal nearly the whole of their produce. Their main enemy is - Man. So, remove Man from the scene and the root cause of hunger and overwork will be abolished for ever. The book narrates about the agony of ill-treated farm animals. Then what decision they take and how this Animal Farm born, everything has become very interesting. The ultimate satire on fascism. A must-read book. ‘A Wise, Compassionate, and Illuminating Fable for our Times’ - THE NEW YORK TIMES‘Orwell’s Satire is Amply Broad, Cleverly Conceived, and Delightfully Written’ - SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE‘Absolutely First-Rate. Comparable to Voltaire and Swift’ - THE NEW YORKER

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Mark Twain, the author was an American Writer & Humorist. His real name is “Samuel Longhorne Clemens”. Mark Twain is the pen name. His notable works are “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” & “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”. In his credit, there are 28 books and numerous Sketches & Short stories. ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’ came out in 1869. It features one of the best-loved characters in American fiction. Mark Twain’s famous short stories are: ‘The War Prayer’, ‘A Dog’s Tale’, ‘Eve’s Diary’, ‘A Ghost Story’, ‘Luck’, ‘Advice to little Girls’, ‘Cannibalism in the Cars’, and lot many… This novel is about a boy growing up along the Mississippi River. Tom Sawyer has several adventures, after with his friend Huckleberry Finn. An Excerpt: “Tom falls in love with Becky Thatcher, a new girl in town wins the admiration of the judge in the church by obtaining the Bible as a prize but reveals his ignorance when he is unable to answer basic questions about Scripture. Tom pursues Becky, eventually persuading her to get engaged by kissing him. Their romance soon collapses when she discovers that Tom was engaged to another school girl…” The book has been widely adapted into feature films and Television Series. A must-have book for everyone.

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