Benjamin (Animal Farm) Benjamin (Animal Farm) Benjamin is a donkey in George Orwell's novel "Animal Farm". He is also the oldest of all the animals (he is alive in the last scene of the novel). He is less straightforward than most characters in the novel, and a number of interpretations have been put forward to which social class he represents as regards to the Russian Revolution and the Soviet Union. ("Animal Farm" is an allegory for the evolution of Communism in Russia, with each animal representing a different social class, e.g. Boxer represents the working class.) Benjamin also represents the old people of
The Sword of Moses (novel) thinking person's "Da Vinci Code"" by BBC Radio. and Editor's five star 'Pick of the Week' by the UK's "Daily Express" newspaper. It was voted one of the top five religious thrillers of all time by BestThrillers.com. The 2016 sequel is "The Apocalypse Fire". The Sword of Moses (novel) The Sword of Moses is a 2013 mystery detective thriller novel by the English historian and journalist Dominic Selwood. It is part one of the Ava Curzon trilogy. The novel's premise involves the infamous ancient Hebrew magical text, "The Sword of Moses", and features Dr Ava Curzon, an archaeologist working in