In October 1945, Orwell wrote to Frederic Warburg expressing interest in pursuing the possibility that the political cartoonist David Low might illustrate Animal Farm.
ɪn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv, ˈɔːɹwɛl ɹˈoʊt tə fɹɛdˈɛɹɪk wˈɔːɹbɜːɡ ɛkspɹˈɛsɪŋ ˈɪntɹɛst ɪn pɚsˈuːɪŋ ðə pˌɑːsəbˈɪlᵻɾi ðætðə pəlˈɪɾɪkəl kɑːɹtˈuːnɪst dˈeɪvɪd lˈoʊ mˌaɪt ˈɪləstɹˌeɪt ˈænɪməl fˈɑːɹm.