num_pages: 224
description: Gulliver's Travels is a novel written by Jonathan Swift, first published in 1726. The book tells the story of Lemuel Gulliver, a ship's surgeon who embarks on four different voyages to strange and fantastical lands. In his first voyage, Gulliver is shipwrecked on the island of Lilliput, where he encounters a race of tiny people only six inches tall. In his second voyage, he visits Brobdingnag, a land of giants where he is the tiny one. In his third voyage, he visits the floating island of Laputa, where he encounters a society of intellectuals who are so lost in their own thoughts that they are unable to relate to reality. In his final voyage, Gulliver visits the land of the Houyhnhnms, a race of intelligent horses who live in harmony with nature.Throughout his travels, Gulliver encounters strange customs, bizarre creatures, and unusual societies, which he describes in detail. The book is a satire on human nature and society, and Swift uses Gulliver's experiences to comment on the politics, religion, and culture of his time. The book is a classic of English literature and has been adapted into numerous films, TV shows, and stage productions.The moonlight, pouring its unclouded radiance over open space, failed to throw a beauty not their own on those sluggish waters. Broad and muddy, their stealthy current flowed onward to the sea, without a rock to diversify, without a bubble to break, the sullen surface.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
language: English
title: Gulliver's Travels
titlecomplete: Gulliver's Travels
characters: Lemuel Gulliver
genres: Fiction, Classics, 18th Century, School, British Literature, Classic Literature, Fantasy, Literature, Adventure, Novels
ratings_count: 267794
places: Brobdingnag, Lilliput
publisher: Kessinger Publishing