Classic Starts: Gulliver's Travels: Retold from the Jonathan Swift Original - Hardcover

Jonathan Swift; Martin Woodside; Jamel Akib; Arthur Pober

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1402726627 ISBN 13: 9781402726620

Publisher: Sterling, 2006

Synopsis

Through the eyes of Lemuel Gulliver, Swift s unforgettable satire takes readers into worlds formerly unimagined. With Classic StartsTM, young readers can experience the wonder of timeless stories from an early age. Abridged for easier reading and carefully rewritten, each classic novel is filled with all the magic and excitement that made the original story a beloved favourite.

About this title

Review:

"Irresistible for children learning to read" - Child Education Plus; "The Usborne Young Reading Program has a lovely selection of classic tales adapted for younger readers. Graded in seven levels, these have just enough stretch in them and yet are not too overwhelming." - The Irish Sunday Independent; "Crack reading and make confident and enthusiastic readers with this fantastic reading programme" - Julia Eccleshare

From the Publisher:

Lemuel Gulliver, ship's surgeon and castaway, has awaken in Lilliput, where the size of the tiny inhabitants makes their concerns and quarrels seem ridiculous. A second journey takes him to the kingdom of giants, where again his size gives him new adrift by pirates, Gulliver's final voyage brings him to the land of the Houyhnhms, horses with reason, who share their domain with the brutish Yahoos. He returns to England a changed man.

Swift's corrosive satire embraces all aspects of humanity. It is witty when dealing with foibles and frailty, bitterly when facing pride and stupidity, but compassionate and unsentimental when focused upon suffering.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sterling
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1402726627
• ISBN 13: 9781402726620
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 160