All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. When the oppressed animals of Manor Farm overthrow their master, Mr. Jones, and take over the farm, they believe it is the beginning of a life in freedom and equality. However, gradually a cunning, ruthless elite among them, led by the pigs Napoleon and Snowball, begins to take control. Soon, the other animals discover that they are not all as equal as they thought and find themselves hopelessly trapped as one form of tyranny is replaced by another. The Penguin English Library offers collectible editions of the best fiction in the English language, from the eighteenth century to the end of World War II.