Gulliver's Travels
Author(s): Jonathan Swift
This is the classic story of Gulliver's voyages to Lilliput, Brobdingnag, Laputa and the country of the Houyhnhnms, where he ranges from being a giant among the people of Lilliput, to a midget in comparison to the people in Brobdingnag, and sees that the Houyhnhnms have the status of humans.
General Information
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- : Penguin Books Ltd
- : UNKNOWN
- : 0.223
- : 30 August 2001
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Jonathan Swift
- : Paperback
- : New edition
- : 823.5
- : 336
- : illustrations
More About The Product
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'. Robert DeMaria, Jr. is Henry Noble MacCracken Professor of English at Vassar College, New York. He has published widely on 17th and 18th century literature.