"foundations of dictatorship and lawlessness. Lenin had consolidated the principle of state penetration of the whole society, its economy and its culture. Lenin had practised terror and advocated revolutionary amoralism."" ""Dates are correct for the Julian calendar, which was used in Russia until 1918. It was twelve days behind the Gregorian calendar during the 19th century and thirteen days behind it during the 20th century."" George Orwell's classic novella ""Animal Farm"" is an allegory of the Russian Revolution and its aftermath. It describes the dictator Stalin as a big Berkshire boar named, ""Napoleon."" Trotsky is represented by a pig called"
"appear partly because international relations were transformed as the wartime alliance gave way to the Cold War. ""Time"" magazine chose the book as one of the 100 best English-language novels (1923 to 2005); it also featured at number 31 on the Modern Library List of Best 20th-Century Novels. It won a Retrospective Hugo Award in 1996 and is included in the Great Books of the Western World selection. Old Major, the old boar on the Manor Farm, summons the animals on the farm together for a meeting, during which he refers to humans as ""enemies"" and teaches the animals a"
"Old Major Old Major (also called Willingdon Beauty, his name used when showing) is the first major character described by George Orwell in ""Animal Farm"". This ""purebred"" of pigs is a kind, grandfatherly philosopher of change. Old Major proposes a solution to the animals' desperate plight on Manor Farm under the Jones administration and inspires thoughts of a rebellion. The actual time of the revolt is unsaid; it could be tomorrow or several generations down the road. Old Major dies three days after delivering his speech and the animals, stirred up by this speech, set to work immediately on the"
"bringing about of the Rebellion. Shortly after his death, the animals rise in revolt and oust the humans from power. This rebellious act is so quick that many do not realize it has happened until it is over. The animals drive Jones and the farmhands off the farm and remove many of the implements of his rule. The Seven Commandments that Snowball transcribes, that are supposed to encompass Old Major's general philosophy, are gradually altered and deformed under Napoleon until they have entirely different meanings from those originally intended. ""Beasts of England"", the song that came to Old Major in"
"revolutionary song called ""Beasts of England"". When Major dies, two young pigs, Snowball and Napoleon, assume command and consider it a duty to prepare for the Rebellion. The animals revolt, driving the drunken, irresponsible farmer Mr. Jones, as well as Mrs. Jones and the other human caretakers and employees, off the farm, renaming it ""Animal Farm"". They adopt the Seven Commandments of Animalism, the most important of which is, ""All animals are equal"". The decree is painted in large letters on one side of the barn. Snowball teaches the animals to read and write, while Napoleon educates young puppies on"
"(all he hears is just animal noises), stumbles outside the barn and accidentally fires his shotgun, killing Old Major. Jones later uses Old Major for meat. When Jones neglects to feed the animals, Boxer (Paul Scofield), the shire horse, leads the animals to the food shed, and the pigs lead a revolution against Mr. Jones. Under the rule of animals, Manor Farm is renamed Animal Farm by Snowball (Kelsey Grammer). Snowball paints on the barn doors what he calls the Seven Commandments of ""Animalism"". Napoleon also takes Jessie's puppies from her, claiming that it is best for them to receive"
"The Boar (novel) The Boar is a novel written by American author Joe R. Lansdale, set in East Texas in 1933 during the Great Depression. The story is about young Richard Dale and his family who wind up terrorized by an extremely large wild boar. Richard and his brother Ike venture into the river bottoms in search of the boar they name Old Satan. Hunting an animal this size proves to be dangerous and as the story unfolds Richard finds himself taking bigger risks as he ventures deeper and deeper into the deep woods of the Big Thicket. This book"
"him. Major's skull is dug up and saluted by the animals every day, even after the rebellion, as a sign of respect that the animals remember their roots and the roots of the Rebellion. Napoleon, who later decides to accept the humans and strike bargains with them, announces that the remains are to be disposed of because they represent the old days when Animal Farm was ""violent and primitive"" towards humans; towards the end of the story, Napoleon announces that he has reburied the skull. Old Major Old Major (also called Willingdon Beauty, his name used when showing) is the"
"narrator of the story) reflects on the events that led them to their current situation. The film flashes back years earlier. As the abusive and rarely sober farmer, Mr. Jones (Pete Postlethwaite), struggles with debt to neighbor farmer Mr. Pilkington (Alan Stanford), Old Major (Peter Ustinov), the prize boar at Manor Farm, holds a meeting with all the animals in the barn. Major tells the animals that mankind is their enemy, for they serve and provide for mankind without reward. All the animals then start singing an anthem created by Major. The meeting is interrupted when Jones hears the singing"
"is a buffalo named Toro who is captured in another book not from the series. Cows In Action Cows In Action is a series of science fiction books written by Steve Cole. The books are about three cows, Pat (Patrick byron shelley vine), Bo (Bonnie red and white Baron vine) and Professor McMoo (Angus hightail Barnabus McMoo), who are agents of the , and work to fight against the . In the fictional future of the ""Cows In Action"" universe, cows and humans live as equals in the nation of Lucky Burger. McMoo, a bovine genius, manages to construct a"
"tensions between urban Des Moines and rural Iowa. The novel became a bestseller and established Stong as a popular author. Shortly after its publication, the novel was made into a Hollywood film starring Will Rogers (albeit with the addition of a happy ""Hollywood ending"" not in the book), and was subsequently adapted for the stage and screen several more times, including as a Rodgers and Hammerstein movie musical in 1945. The novel follows the Frake family from the fictional town of Brunswick, Iowa. The father, Abel, has a Hampshire boar named ""Blue Boy"" that he thinks can win the grand"
"Napoleon (Animal Farm) Our Leader, Comrade Napoleon, Father of All Animals, Terror of Mankind, Protector of the Sheep-fold, or Ducklings' Friend is a fictional character and the main antagonist in George Orwell's ""Animal Farm"". He is described as ""a large, rather fierce-looking Berkshire boar"" who is ""not much of a talker"" and has ""a reputation for getting his own way"". While he is at first a common farm pig, he exiles Snowball, another pig, who is his rival for power, and then takes advantage of the animals' uprising against their masters to eventually become the tyrannical ""President"" of Animal Farm,"
"was first published by Subterranean Press as a limited edition in November 1998. It was reissued as a trade hardcover in 2005 by Night Shade Books. The limited edition is out of print. The Boar (novel) The Boar is a novel written by American author Joe R. Lansdale, set in East Texas in 1933 during the Great Depression. The story is about young Richard Dale and his family who wind up terrorized by an extremely large wild boar. Richard and his brother Ike venture into the river bottoms in search of the boar they name Old Satan. Hunting an animal"
"old one, dead, and a giant one who is barely clinging to life. The otters take the giant back to their colony, where he is revived and reveals himself to be called Lonna Bowstripe. He is told that his attacker was most likely the pirate Raga Bol, whose ship has been lost, and his crew of sea-rats, who are moving inland. Lonna vows to hunt down and kill the entire crew. Armed with his bow and arrows, he sets out to exact his revenge. Meanwhile, at Redwall Abbey, there is a young hare maid named Martha Braebuck, who is totally"
"spring goes dry which causes unrest. At the same time, the bedridden, paralysed village elder Janet begins to speak incomprehensibly. Other misfortunes follow, including a devastating forest fire, and the villagers begin to suspect that Janet is the source of the problems. In hope that it will end the misfortunes, the villagers agree that they should kill Janet. Just before they kill him, though, he dies of natural causes. The boar once again enters the village. This time the villagers succeed in killing it. The book was published in 1929 by Bernard Grasset. An English translation by Jacques Le Clercq"
"and he hired Halas & Batchelor, an animation firm in London that had made propaganda films for the British government. Maurice Denham provided the voice for all the animals and as well as humans in the film. Manor Farm is a formerly prosperous farm that has fallen on hard times, and suffers under the now-ineffective leadership of its aggressive and drunken owner, Mr. Jones. One night, Old Major, the prize pig and the second-oldest animal on the farm, calls all of the animals on the farm together for a meeting, where he decries their abuse and unhappiness under Jones, encouraging"
"Butterworth Stavely Butterworth Stavely is a fictional character in Mark Twain's 1879 story ""The Great Revolution in Pitcairn"". He is an American adventurer and filibuster who instigates a ""coup d'état"" and has himself crowned Butterworth I, Emperor of Pitcairn's Island. Twain based his story on one sentence in a naval report by Admiral Algernon Frederick Rous de Horsey: ""One stranger, an American, has settled on the island – a doubtful acquisition"", which probably referred to Peter Butler, a survivor of the 1875 ""Khandeish"" shipwreck. The story was probably also inspired by the life of Joshua Hill, a real-life American dictator"
"living on a reservation overseen by an individual who hates Native Americans, named Booker. He and his men steal the best Native American's horses for their own profit. Nophaie, a tribal leader, complains to Booker's superiors, but he is unable to gain fair treatment from the whites. When World War I breaks out, Army Captain Earl Ramsdale comes west in search of the horses that Booker was supposed to have bought from the Natives for a fair price. Marian Warner, the teacher at the Native American School, befriended Nophaie, teaching him to read; she convinces him that the Great War"
"time in the book, changed; Benjamin reveals that the Commandments now consist entirely of the message ""All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others"". Despite his age, he is never given the option of retirement (none of the animals are). Only the pigs' betrayal of his best friend, Boxer, spurs him into (failed) action, after which Benjamin becomes more cynical than ever. He is also quite significant in that he is not quite a horse (the working class) and yet definitely not a leader like the pigs, although his intellect is at least equal to theirs,"
"Jones (Animal Farm) Mr. Jones of Manor Farm is a fictional character in George Orwell's allegorical novel ""Animal Farm"". Jones is an allegory for Tsar Nicholas II. Jones is overthrown by the animals of his farm, who represent Bolshevik and liberal revolutionaries. Mr. Jones had once been a capable farmer, but in the aftermath of a very damaging lawsuit he had become quite disheartened with his lot in life, as well as an alcoholic. This led to his neglect of both the animals and buildings of Manor Farm. Instigated by Old Major, the animals rebel by driving out Mr. Jones,"
"Cows In Action Cows In Action is a series of science fiction books written by Steve Cole. The books are about three cows, Pat (Patrick byron shelley vine), Bo (Bonnie red and white Baron vine) and Professor McMoo (Angus hightail Barnabus McMoo), who are agents of the , and work to fight against the . In the fictional future of the ""Cows In Action"" universe, cows and humans live as equals in the nation of Lucky Burger. McMoo, a bovine genius, manages to construct a time machine from discarded farm equipment and its vital parts from a neighbouring scientist's rubbish"
"it as unimaginative and of poor quality. Medieval romance as a genre, however, concerns the reworking of ""the archetypal images of romance"" and if this poem is viewed from a 15th-century perspective as well as from a modern standpoint – and it was obviously once very popular, even being adapted into a play in 1444 – one might find a ""romance [that] is carefully structured, the action highly unified, the narration lively."" The action of the story involves the hero fighting with a giant who is fifty feet tall, a ferocious boar and a dragon. His son is carried off"
"describing the personal narratives of people rebelling against its climate. The story opens in the town of B., where things are drab, depressing and boring until a cavalry regiment moves into the area. Once the regiment is stationed in the town, the area becomes lively, animated, and full of color, with neighboring landowners coming into town frequently to socialize with officers and attend various gatherings and parties. One of the landowners and a chief aristocrat, Pythagoras Chertokutsky, attends a party at the general's house. When the general shows off his beautiful mare to the party attendees, Chertokutsky mentions he has"
"get the beggar Ochiltree, who has been accused of an assault on Dousterswivel, freed from prison, and to advise the hapless Wardour on how to handle his impending bankruptcy. The novel ends with a rumour of impending French invasion, which rouses Oldbuck and the whole town of Fairport to take up arms and if necessary fight for their country together. This false alarm is suppressed by the arrival of a famous cavalry officer, Major Neville, who proves to be not only Oldbuck's friend Lovel but also Glenallan's son. So the Antiquary can return to his life of contented historical research."
"Old Yeller Old Yeller is a 1956 children's novel written by Fred Gipson and illustrated by Carl Burger. It received a Newbery Honor in 1957. The title is taken from the name of the yellow dog who is the center of the book's story. In 1957, Walt Disney released a film adaptation starring Tommy Kirk, Fess Parker, Dorothy McGuire, Kevin Corcoran, Jeff York, and Beverly Washburn. In the late 1860s in Texas, young Travis Coates has been left to take care of his family ranch with his mother and younger brother, Arliss, while his father goes off on a cattle"
"and UK.Brian Jacques attended a book signing for ""Eulalia!"" in Newark, Delaware's Borders on Sunday, October 14 and again in Minneapolis, Minnesota's Wild Rumpus on October 27. In the far, cold Northern Isles, the fox captain Vizka Longtooth and his Sea Raiders plunder a lonely farmhouse where the young badger Gorath and his grandparents live. Vizka knocks Gorath unconscious with his chain and mace and puts him on board his ship, the ""Bludgullet"". Vizka's brother Codj locks the two old badgers in the house and sets it on fire. Meanwhile, at the mountain stronghold Salamandastron, the Badger Lord Asheye has"
"economy and threatening a civil conflict from the Empire's workforce. To put a stop to this, Caesar orders Preposterus to cease further trading with Gauls or face being thrown to the lions. Unknown to him, Obelix becomes miserable from the wealth and power he made, having never understood it all, and how much it has changed other villagers, making him wish to go back to enjoying the fun he had with Asterix and Dogmatix. Asterix soon hears of this and agrees to go hunting boar with him if he reverts to his old clothes, knowing that the villagers' lives are"
"mayor, but a man called Ivan Dimitrovich Poliakov — has as a central policy a campaign to deal with the bears which hang around the town. Oskar mentions that the bears, once a proud race, now rank as ""worthless vagrants"". Lee learns with amazement that these bears are intelligent, can speak, and make and wear their own armour, though laws make it illegal for the bears to wear their armour in Novy Odense. At this point Lee intervenes in a conflict elsewhere in the bar, preventing the barkeeper from beating a drunk Dutch captain called van Breda, who has a"
"more productive than Foxwood. Despite the bickering between Frederick and Pilkington, there are two factors both respectfully agree upon: they are frightened of the animal revolution that deposed Mr Jones, the original owner, fearing that their own animals may stage similar revolutions on their farmsteads, and both continue to call ""Animal Farm"" by its original name of ""Manor Farm"", as they believe the name ""Animal Farm"" is an unofficial endorsement of the animal revolution. Mr Pilkington at first offered to buy Napoleon's pile of surplus timber, but the timber is also sought after by Mr. Frederick, which Napoleon instigates the"
"ends with thousands of hares rallying to form the Long Patrol under Brocktree and Dotti (whom the badger names first Long Patrol General). Lord Brocktree Lord Brocktree is a fantasy novel by Brian Jacques, published in 2000. It is the 13 book in the ""Redwall"" series to be published. It is also the earliest chronological installment in the series. The book focuses on a badger, Lord Brocktree, and haremaid Dotti as they journey towards Salamandastron, the mountain fortress of badger lords, to recapture it from the wildcat Ungatt Trunn. Salamandastron, ancestral home of the Badger Lords, is under threat from"
"The action is set on the largest of the Orkney islands (now known as Mainland). At the time of the story it is largely settled by the tribe of the Boar (""Ork"" in their language), but the original inhabitants, the tribes of the Deer and the Raven, still live on the island, more numerous all together than the people of the Boar but divided by old rivalries. The tribe of the Boar is matrilineal, the Chief coming to power through his marriage to the former Chief's oldest daughter. The power of the Druids, maintained through ritual and secrecy, is still"
"different main characters, including John Byron, then a midshipman, age 18. Mr Walter the chaplain wrote his own account of the voyage of Anson, noted by Clark (above) as one of O'Brian's historical sources for this novel and the interactions among the officers and crew. An original copy was at auction in 2009. In 1969, O'Brian published ""Master and Commander"", the first book in a 20 novel series, known as the Aubrey-Maturin series. It is set in the Napoleonic Wars, begins in 1800, and features a pair of men who become the closest of friends, Captain Jack Aubrey and Stephen"
"Asterix and the Black Gold Asterix and the Black Gold (French: ""L'Odyssée d'Astérix"" literally ""Asterix's Odyssey"") is the twenty-sixth volume of Asterix comic book series, originally published in 1981. It is the second book to be both written and drawn by Albert Uderzo. The book describes Asterix's and Obelix's voyage to the Middle East. It is mainly inspired by James Bond films and biblical tales. The book begins with Asterix and Obelix hunting wild boar, until one boar leads them to a Roman patrol, which the Gauls vanquish while the boars escape. In Rome, Julius Caesar orders M. Devius Surreptitius,"