In Jonathan Swift's bitter, witty, and utterly brilliant satire of the state of England in the early 18th century, his hero, Lemuel Gulliver (the epitome of the average man), becomes, as he travels, increasingly frustrated by the corruption and irrationality of the human race. His sea voyage takes him first to Lilliput, where he is first exploited by its tiny citizens and then condemned as a traitor. Then he lands in Brobdingnag, to whom he is the Lilliputian; he is repulsed by the size, grossness, and stupidity of the ...
Read More
In Jonathan Swift's bitter, witty, and utterly brilliant satire of the state of England in the early 18th century, his hero, Lemuel Gulliver (the epitome of the average man), becomes, as he travels, increasingly frustrated by the corruption and irrationality of the human race. His sea voyage takes him first to Lilliput, where he is first exploited by its tiny citizens and then condemned as a traitor. Then he lands in Brobdingnag, to whom he is the Lilliputian; he is repulsed by the size, grossness, and stupidity of the giants who capture him. His third voyage is to Laputa, where Swift wickedly satirizes intellectuals as impractical twits. It's only in the land of the Houyhnhnms that Gulliver finds peace, where gentle, intelligent, and ever-rational horses rule the land and the humans--known as Yahoos--are brutish and stupid. When Gulliver is cast out, he is consumed with grief, and his return to England--the land of true Yahoos--brings him no joy. When it first appeared (1726), GULLIVER'S TRAVELS shocked the reading public with its bitter outlook and general irreverence, and its graphic descriptions of bodily functions. It remains, however, a treasure of English literature. Even for readers who no longer understand the political context that is the main point of the merciless satire, the book is a work of wild imagination, enormous humor, and thrilling adventure.
Read Less
Add this copy of Gulliver's Travels: My Adventures in Lilliput to cart. $5.40, fair condition, Sold by Bookshop Baltimore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Baltimore, MD, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Castle Books.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Illustrated by Charles E. Brock; Martina Selway. Fair. 0890093040. Undated. Illustrated with drawings. 71 pages. Text for this version by Hazel Russell. Clean text. Spine cover is broken, book intact. Corners bumped.
Add this copy of Gulliver's Travels: My Adventures in Lilliput By Lemuel to cart. $11.00, very good condition, Sold by funyettabooks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bloomington, MN, UNITED STATES, published 1980 by Castle Books.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Original Illustrations By Charles E Brock. Very Good. Fiction, Classics. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Clean and tight. Just a little sheflwear. This version adapted for the modern reader by Hazel Russell. Original illustrations specially colored for this edition by Martina Selway. Pictorial boards of Gulliver standing above an army of Lilliputs. The background is white on this edition.
Add this copy of Gulliver's Travels, My Adventures in Lilliput to cart. $34.95, fair condition, Sold by J.E. Miles, A Bookseller rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from OCEANSIDE, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1980 by Castle Books.
