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Christopher Hitchens: Introduction to ‘Animal Farm’

  • George Orwell: Animal Farm
  • George Orwell: The Freedom of the Press (proposed preface to Animal Farm)
  • Buy Animal Farm (Harvill Secker)
  • Christopher Hitchens: Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Books 2011, Hitch-22
  • Christopher Hitchens: Arguably (Atlantic Books)
  • More by Christopher Hitchens on Orwell

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see also

  • Guide to Resources
  • What I Learnt from Reading the News
  • We’re not (just) playing, the politics of games

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