Animal Farm with 25 photos, AND a Table of Contents for easy use. ANIMAL FARM is a short novel that can be read in a single two-hour sitting. The name seems to imply a children's novel, indeed the words are simple enough, but the satire is thick on every page. This novel is a companion to Orwell's equally famous novel, NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR. Both are essential reading. Absolutely essential. Animal Farm is the most famous satirical allegory of Soviet totalitarianism. Published in 1945, the