Gulliver's Travels. [Ladybird Classics]

Swift, Jonathan; Stuart, Marie (retold by)

ISBN 10: 0721417523 / ISBN 13: 9780721417523

Published by Ladybird Books., Leicestershire, UK, 1995

About this Item

51pp, col ills. Or pictorial glossy boards. near new. Much condensed retelling of the classic. Size: 8vo.

Seller Inventory # 044996

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Gulliver's Travels. [Ladybird Classics]
• Publisher: Ladybird Books., Leicestershire, UK
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0721417523
• ISBN 13: 9780721417523
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Illustrator: Harris, Nick.
• Edition: First Ladybird Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Childrens Books
  • Literature & Poetry

About this title

Synopsis

An abridged version of Jonathan Swift's best-loved tale 'Gulliver's Travels'.Lemuel Gulliver sets sail from Bristol little knowing that he is soon to chance upon adventure in the astonishing land of Lilliput, where the people are only 6 inches tall. His next voyage takes him to a land of giants, where even more extraordinary adventures await him.

About the Author

Anglo-Irish poet, satirist and clergyman, Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), was born in Dublin to English parents. He embarked on a career as diplomatic secretary and became increasingly involved in politics. He published many satirical works of verse and prose, including A Tale of a Tub, A Modest Proposal, and Gulliver's Travels.