Gulliver's Travels

Malam, John (Jonathon Swift)

ISBN 10: 161129083X / ISBN 13: 9781611290837

Published by Barron's Educational Series, Inc, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Gulliver's Travels
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series, Inc
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 161129083X
• ISBN 13: 9781611290837
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

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.