<p>George Orwell''s best-known novels, <i>Animal Farm</i>, describing a revolution that goes horribly wrong, and <i>Nineteen Eighty-Four</i>, portraying a world where human freedom has been crushed, are two of the most famous, well-quoted and influential political satires ever written. The other novels in this volume also tell stories of people at odds with repressive institutions: the corrupt imperialism of <i>Burmese Days</i>, disaffection with materialistic society in <i>Keep the Aspidistra Flying</i>, the perils of modern suburban living in <i>Coming Up for Air </i>and surviving on the streets in <i>A Clergyman''s Daughter</i>.<br><br>All the novels brought together here display Orwell''s humour, his understanding of human nature and his great compassion.</p>