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Gulliver's Travels

By Jonathan Swift

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Gulliver's Travels

By Jonathan Swift

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Regarded as the preeminent prose satirist in the English language, Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) intended this masterpiece, as he once wrote Alexander Pope, to "vex the world rather than divert it." Savagely ironic, it portrays man as foolish at best, and at worst, not much more than an ape. The direct and unadorned narrative describes four remarkable journies of ship's surgeon Lemuel Gulliver, among them, one to the land of Lilliput, where six-inch-high inhabitants bicker over trivialities; and another to Brobdingnag, a land where giants reduce man to insignificance. Written with disarming simplicity and careful attention to detail, this classic is diverse in its appeal: for children, it remains an enchanting fantasy. For adults, it is a witty parody of political life in Swift's time and a scathing send-up of manners and morals in 18th-century England.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
240
Release Date:
1996-09-18
Publication Date:
1996-09-18
Publisher:
Dover Publications
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0486292738
ISBN13:
9780486292731
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:
11
Weight:
178 g
Height:
134 cm
Width:
212 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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