Gulliver's Travels (World Classics, Unabridged) Contributor(s): Swift, Jonathan (Author) |
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ISBN: 9386019639 ISBN-13: 9789386019639 Publisher: Alpha Edition OUR PRICE: $11.63 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Fantasy - Action & Adventure |
Physical Information: 0.52" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.65 lbs) 228 pages |
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Publisher Description: 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. |