Gulliver's Travels - (Mint Editions) by Jonathan Swift (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>Gulliver's strange adventures in some of the most unusual lands ever imagined have made this one of the rare classics with an enduring and wide-ranging appeal to all ages.</b></p> <p>Gulliver's bad luck at sea not only gets him shipwrecked and castaway, but repeatedly throws him into strange societies of even stranger people. Readers are likely aware of Gulliver's experiences in Lilliput, where he meets a kingdom of six-inch-tall people with a set of prejudices that are as rigid as they are ridiculous. They may be less familiar with Gulliver's time among the giants of Brobdingnag, the science-obsessed residents of the flying island of Laputa or the horse-like and thoughtful Houyhnhnms, all of which are much less well known despite being every bit as inventive and thought-provoking. Swift's straightforward narrative style adds both realism and a kind of deadpan humor to his outrageous flights of the imagination. The fantastical nature of Gulliver's adventures have led the book, especially the section taking place in Lilliput, to be seen by some as a story for children, but the tale's political and philosophical underpinnings are not hidden and cast a decidedly skeptical eye on humanity. Seen as a collection of delightful fairy tales or as fables that probe the nature of society, <i>Gulliver's Travels</i> occupies a unique position in the canon of English literature and will undoubtedly be reinterpreted, and enjoyed, as long as books are read. Included in this Mint Edition is Swift's fierce satirical essay, <i>A Modest Proposal</i>.</p> <p>With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of <i>Gulliver's Travels</i> is both modern and readable.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>Lemuel Gulliver's misadventures strand him in a series of strange lands where he encounters miniature and gigantic people, refined and rational horses and a race of absent-minded immortals. <i>Gulliver's Travels</i> by <b>Jonathan Swift</b> is at once an entrancing entertainment and a barbed satire. Accompanying this classic is Swift's infamous, bitingly ironic essay <i>A Modest Proposal</i>.</p>
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