Animal Farm
In Our Time: Culture
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Animal Farm
In the preface to the ucranian edition of animal farm, he describes himself as a widower with two daughters. Its very touching, widower with one adopted son. But eileen has been hugely important. She's also surely the first audience for animal fang. And she has also seen what he has seen in spain. So in terms of reinforcing the story and the ideas behind it, i think aileen must have been a crucial point. Her letters are completely not like his letters. His letters are, as you'd expect, serious and plain. Their letters are fun and witty and self deprecating. Yes. I don't think he's just mocking m
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