Gulliver's Travels
Into Several Remote Regions of the World
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3.7 • 101 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships, better known simply as Gulliver's Travels (1726, amended 1735), is a novel by Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan Swift, that is both a satire on human nature and a parody of the "travellers' tales" literary sub-genre. It is Swift's best known full-length work, and a classic of English literature. The book became popular as soon as it was published. John Gay wrote in a 1726 letter to Swift that "It is universally read, from the cabinet council to the nursery." [1] Since then, it has never been out of print. Cavehill in Belfast is thought to be the inspiration for the novel. Swift imagined that the mountain resembled the shape of a sleeping giant safeguarding the city. [2]
Customer Reviews
Gulliver's travels
To review a classic is of itself daunting. I started reading this book when I was ten and finished it today at fifty four. To read the first adventure which most of us know without having turned a page was like visiting an old friend - not reading the second is like admiring one side of a coin and never turning it over to discover the artists work on the other side. Loved it, only hope I don't take quite so long to read or re-read the other classics.
Average.
Contains only the first two travels, missing the third and fourth. Lacking the random capitalisation of the original text. Not too bad for a free book though.
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As I am a kid this book does not make much sense to me but it is still ok