Gulliver's Travels (Wordsworth

Jonathan Swift

ISBN 10: 1853260274 / ISBN 13: 9781853260278

Published by Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 1997

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Gulliver's Travels (Wordsworth

Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd

Publication Date: 1997

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Good

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Synopsis:

With an Introduction and Notes by Doreen Roberts, Rutherford College, University of Kent at Canterbury Jonathan Swift's classic satirical narrative was first published in 1726, seven years after Defoe's Robinson Crusoe (one of its few rivals in fame and breadth of appeal). As a parody travel-memoir it reports on extraordinary lands and societies, whose names have entered the English language: notably the minute inhabitants of Lilliput, the giants of Brobdingnag, and the Yahoos in Houyhnhnmland, where talking horses are the dominant species. It spares no vested interest from its irreverent wit, and its attack on political and financial corruption, as well as abuses in science, continue to resonate in our own times.

From the Publisher:

This book is perfect for AP classes and is often selected for inclusion on the AP exam. The notes, reading pointers, and vocabulary in this addition will also help students at a lower reading level get the most out of these classics.