Jonathan Swifts classic satirical narrative was first published in 1726 seven years after Defoes Robinson Crusoe (one of its few rivals in fame & breadth of appeal). As a parody travel-memoir it reports on extraordinary lands & societies whose names have entered the English language: notably the minute inhabitants of Lilliput the giants of Brobdingnag & the Yahoos in Houyhnhnmland where talking horses are the dominant species. It spares no vested interest from its irreverent wit & its attack on political & financial corruption as well as abuses in science continue to resonate in our own times. ...

Thus gentle Reader I have given thee a faithful History of my Travels for Sixteen Years & above Seven Months; wherein I have not been so studious of Ornament as of Truth. In these words Gulliver represents himself as a reliable reporter of the fantastic adventures he has just set down; but how far can we rely on a narrator whose identity is elusive & whoses inventiveness is self-evident? Gullivers Travels purports to be a travel book & describes Gullivers encounters with the inhabitants of four extraordinary places: Lilliput Brobdingnag Laputa & the country of the Houyhnhnms. A consummately skilful blend of fantasy & realism makes Gullivers Travels by turns hilarious frightening & profound. Swift plays tricks on us & delivers one of the worlds most disturbing satires of the human condition. This new edition

Includes:: the changing frontispiece portraits of Gulliver that appeared in successive early editions. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more.

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A wickedly clever satire uses comic inversions to offer telling insights into the nature of man & society the Penguin Classics" edition of Jonathan Swifts " Gullivers Travels" is edited with an introduction & notes by Robert Demaria Jr. " Gullivers Travels" describes the four voyages of Lemuel Gulliver a ships surgeon. In " Lilliput" he discovers a world in miniature; towering over the people & 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 & fairs. In Laputa a flying island he encounters a society of speculators & projectors who have lost all grip on everyday reality; while they plan & calculate their country lies in ruins. Gullivers 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 &

Includes:: an introduction by Robert Demaria Jr which discusses the ways " Gullivers Travels" has been interpreted since its first publication. Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) was born in Dublin. Sent to Kilkenny Grammar School when he was six Swift later attended Trinity College Dublin where he received his BA degree in 1686. He is considered the foremost prose satirist in the English language which stemmed from his criticism of Britains repressive colonial policies in Irel&. Among Swifts best known works is his ironic masterpiece "A Modest Proposal" (1729) & his novel " Gullivers Travels" (1726). If you enjoyed " Gullivers Travels" you might like H.G. Wells " The Time Machine" also available in " Penguin Classics". "A masterwork of irony...that contains both a dark & bitter meaning & a joyous extraordinary creativity of imagination". (Malcolm Bradbury)."


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On 5th November 1699 the Merchant Ship Antelope foundered on a rock in the Latitude of 30 Degrees 2 minutes South. The only survivor of the crew was the ships physician Lemuel Gulliver who some hours later awoke bound on a beach in the Empire of Lilliput. On 31st August 1997 Gullivers direct (although unwitting) descendent was being driven back from a conference in Paris when going through an underpass his vehicle was struck with great force from behind. Rendered unconscious he was next aware of being thrown from a helicopter into a shallow sea from whence he waded ashore. On awaking next morning he finds himself bound & being addressed by tiny figures welcoming him to... Lilliput. Jonathan Swifts classic satire about little people big people crazy scientists & rational horses has not only gripped our imaginations for nearly 300 years; its also one of the greatest
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- indictments of humanity ever written. Now the award winning cartoonist & writer Martin Rowson has followed Swifts heros descendent as quite by chance he finds himself visiting the same places three centuries later. Thus the Modern Gulliver learns how history has unfolded for the Lilliputians while discovering the secrets of New Lilliputs economic boom & accidentally precipitating its crash. He finds out how the giants of Brobdingnag were inspired to transform their way of life by his ancestors example of being one of the most pernicious Race of little odious vermin that Nature ever suffered to crawl upon the surface of the Earth. Gullivers Travels adapted & updated by Martin Rowson is both a homage to the original & an entirely up-to-date indictment of the same enduring human idiocies that enraged Swift so magnificently & memorably in the first place.""

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This year a new film adaptation of Gullivers Travels brings Jonathan Swifts classic novel back into focus. In Gullivers Travels we travel into the realms of the fantastical as Lemuel Gulliver after being alternately shipwrecked abandoned & then accosted is compelled to dwell among a series of extraordinary civilizations. From being incarcerated by a diminutive race to being shunned by a clan of superior horses Gullivers far-ranging adventures are at once deliciously absurd & pertinently revealing. The vulgarities & imbecilities of human nature are paraded before our eyes in this novel that remains as one of the most wonderful satires of all time. ...

The two popular titles in Usborne Young Reading Series Two" are re-issued in luxurious hardback editions with ribbon markers. ...

Part of Penguin's" beautiful hardback " Clothbound Classics" series designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith these delectable & collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. Shipwrecked & cast adrift Lemuel Gulliver wakes to find himself on Lilliput an island inhabited by little people whose height makes their quarrels over fashion & fame seem ridiculous. His subsequent encounters
- with the crude giants of Brobdingnag the philosophical Houyhnhnms & brutish Yahoos
- give Gulliver new bitter insights into human behaviour. Swift's savage satire views mankind in a distorted hall of mirrors as a diminished magnified & finally bestial species presenting us with an uncompromising reflection of ourselves."

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The standard text on the identification of the northern hemispheres gulls this book covers the plumage variation through age & subspecies of all 80 species in the region. With exhaustive coverage detailed maps & superb plates & photos this book remains the definitive work on these birds which represent the trickiest of all ID challenges. ...

Eating is the most pleasurable gross necessary unspeakable biological process we humans undertake. But very few of us realise what strange wet miracles of science operate inside us after every meal. In her trademark style Mary Roach breaks bread with spit connoisseurs & enema exorcists stomach slugs rectum-examining prison guards & competitive hot dog eaters (how much can you eat before your guts burst?)- as she investigates the beginning & end of our food. ...

When Jonas finds a gun left from a shooting he takes it home. He cant wait to show his mates Kamal & Binny who reckon they can use the gun to bolster their own street cred. But when Kamal starts to use the gun in robberies Jonas realises its only a matter of time before someone gets hurt
- Gritty urban story.
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