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Gulliver's travels / Jonathan Swift ; edited with an introduction and notes by Robert DeMaria, Jr.
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- ISBN: 9780141439495 (paperback)
- Physical Description: xxx, 305 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.
- Publisher: London ; Penguin Books, 2003.
- Copyright: ©1726
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| General Note: | Originally published: Benjamin Motte, Jr., 1726. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| Subject: | Classics > Fiction Literary > Fiction Voyages, Imaginary > Early works to 1800. Travelers > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Fantasy fiction. |
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The unusual voyages of Englishman Lemuel Gulliver carry him to such strange locales as Lilliput, where the inhabitants are six inches tall; Brobdingnag, a land of giants; an island of sorcerers; and a nation ruled by horses. - Blackwell North Amer
A wickedly clever satire uses comic inversions to offer telling insights into the nature of man and society. Nominated as one of Americaâs best-loved novels by PBSâs The Great American Read
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.Â
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