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Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver's Travels
describes the four voyages of Lemuel Gulliver, a ship's surgeon. In
Lilliput he discovers a world in miniature; towering over the people and
their city, he is able to view their society from the viewpoint of a
god. However, in Brobdingnag, a land of giants, tiny Gulliver himself
comes under observation, exhibited as a curiosity at markets and fairs.
In Laputa, a flying island, he encounters a society of speculators and
projectors who have lost all grip on everyday reality; while they plan
and calculate, their country lies in ruins. Gulliver's final voyage
takes him to the land of the Houyhnhnms, gentle horses whom he quickly
comes to admire - in contrast to the Yahoos, filthy bestial creatures
who bear a disturbing resemblance to humans. This text, based on the
first edition of 1726, reproduces all the original illustrations and
includes an introduction by Robert Demaria, Jr, which discusses the ways
Gulliver's Travels has been interpreted since its first publication.
Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) was born in Dublin.
| Book Attributes | |
| Pages | 332 |
- Writer: Jonathan Swift
- Category: English
- Pages: 332
- Stock: In Stock
- Model: STP-3159
- ISBN: 978-969-9903-89-2
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