Gulliver's Travels (Wordsworth Classics)

With an Introduction and Notes by Doreen Roberts, Rutherford College, University of Kent at Canterbury.

Jonathan Swift's classic satirical narrative was first published in 1726, seven years after Defoe's Robinson Crusoe (one of its few rivals in fame and breadth of appeal).

As a parody travel-memoir it reports on extraordinary lands and societies, whose names have entered the English language: notably the minute inhabitants of Lilliput, the giants of Brobdingnag, and the Yahoos in Houyhnhnmland, where talking horses are the dominant species. It spares no vested interest from its irreverent wit, and its attack on political and financial corruption, as well as abuses in science, continue to resonate in our own times.

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strwbryfantom
May 04, 2023
8/10 stars
I find the style of writing extremely accessible, and the humor falls in line with my own sick, twisted, views. There are many good things to relate about humans that go beyond that of the politicks of Mr. Jonathan Swift's time. Perhaps that is why the movies continue to be remade after all these years. It is definitely worth the plow. I found myself nodding off but on going over sections a second time, found tidbits of humor that I'm glad I didn't let myself miss.
TriflesAndEggs
Jan 05, 2023
10/10 stars
Another wonderful narration by Stephen Fry!... Such a pleasure to listen to him.
Skinsfan1963
Apr 24, 2022
8/10 stars
We've all heard of the Lilliputians, but not of the other journeys he took. Good read. Glad I dusted off this one finally.

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