Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift

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Gulliver’s Travels is a satirical novel by Irish writer Jonathan Swift was first published in 1726. The book tells the story of Lemuel Gulliver, a ship's surgeon, who, after a series of mishaps en route to recognized ports, ends up on several unknown islands living with people and animals not like any he has ever seen. Through the eyes of Gulliver, Swift satirizes human nature, society, and politics. Gulliver's travels to four different imaginary places is used by Swift to satirize different aspects of human nature and society. In the first part, Lilliput, Gulliver becomes a giant among people who are only six inches tall, and in the second part, Brobdingnag, Gulliver is a dwarf among giants. In the third part, Laputa, Gulliver encounters a society so absorbed in abstract thinking that they are unable to function in the real world, and in the fourth and final part, the land of the Houyhnhnms, Gulliver encounters a society of horses who are the rulers and the Yahoos, the brutish human-like creatures, are the ruled. Overall the book is a powerful satire on the nature of man, his governments, and his institutions. This edition, edited by John Hawksworth, was first published in 1766.

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Formats: PDF, epub, AZW3
Page Count (PDF): 165
Illustrations: No
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