num_pages: 306
description: A wickedly clever satire uses comic inversions to offer telling insights into the nature of man and society. Nominated as one of Americas best-loved novels by PBSs The Great American Read.Gulliver's Travels describes the four voyages of Lemuel Gulliver a ship's surgeon. In Lilliput he discovers a world in miniature; towering over the people and their city he is able to view their society from the viewpoint of a god. However in Brobdingnag a land of giants tiny Gulliver himself comes under observation exhibited as a curiosity at markets and fairs. In Laputa a flying island he encounters a society of speculators and projectors who have lost all grip on everyday reality; while they plan and calculate their country lies in ruins. Gulliver's final voyage takes him to the land of the Houyhnhnms gentle horses whom he quickly comes to admire - in contrast to the Yahoos filthy bestial creatures who bear a disturbing resemblance to humans. This text based on the first edition of 1726 reproduces all the original illustrations and includes an introduction by Robert Demaria Jr which discusses the ways Gulliver's Travels has been interpreted since its first publication. Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) was born in Dublin. For more than seventy years Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1700 titles Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
language: English
title: Gulliver's Travels: Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
publisher: Penguin