Gulliver's Travels (Unabridged Classics) - Hardcover

Jonathan Swift

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1402743394 ISBN 13: 9781402743399

Publisher: Sterling, 2007

Synopsis

At once satiric and magical, rich in philosophy and astonishing adventure, Gullivers Travels transports children into worlds unknown. The entire voyage is seen through the eyes of Lemuel Gulliver, a ships surgeon whose amazing account begins with a shipwreck on the high seas and continues as he encounters a race of miniature people known as Lilliputians; giant Brobdingnagians; the foolish Laputians; the very humanoid Yahoos; and finally, the gentle and wise horse-like Houhynhymsbeings far superior to Man. Will Gulliver ever make it home again?

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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: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1402743394
• ISBN 13: 9781402743399
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320
• Illustrator: Scott McKowen