The Rebellion of the Beasts

“Man serves the interests of no creature except himself. And among us animals let there be perfect unity, perfect comradeship in the struggle. All men are enemies. All animals are comrades.”  Animal Farm (1945) “This high-minded speech of the deputy hackney-coach-horse seemed to electrify all present; and a most touching scene took place, of the […]

Geoffrey Grigson on Orwell

“I once too had known this Eric Blair. But I had never had cause to remember him. I had forgotten that he was called Eric Blair, I had forgotten the encounter, until, last week…”.                                           […]