Gulliver's Travels
by Swift, JonathanFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-02-25
Publisher(s): Penguin Books Ltd
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Summary
Through a series of shipwrecks and misguided voyages, Gulliver is captured by miniature people who wage war because of a religious disagreement over how to crack eggs; is sexually assaulted by giants; visits a floating island; and decides that the society of horses is better than that of his fellow man. Tough, filthy, and incisive, this playful satire addresses-among other topics-politics, religion, and society is presented here in its unexpurgated entirety. Also included is Alexander Pope's "Verses on Gulliver's Travels," which he wrote for his friend Swift and which were included in very early editions of the book.
Author Biography
Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), a poet, satirist, and clergyman, published many satirical works, among them A Modest Proposal.
Robert DeMaria, Jr. is Henry Noble McCracken Professor of English at Vassar College. He has published widely on seventeenth- and eighteenth-century literature.
Robert DeMaria, Jr. is Henry Noble McCracken Professor of English at Vassar College. He has published widely on seventeenth- and eighteenth-century literature.
Table of Contents
| A Voyage to Lilliput | |
| Gulliver Is Shipwrecked and Made a Prisoner | p. 1 |
| The Emperor of Lilliput | p. 18 |
| Gulliver at the Court of Lilliput | p. 34 |
| The Emperor's Palace and His Principal Secretary | p. 45 |
| Gulliver Prevents an Invasion of Lilliput | p. 53 |
| Lilliput's Laws, Customs, and Educational Methods | p. 61 |
| Escape to Blefuscu | p. 74 |
| Gulliver Returns to His Native Country | p. 84 |
| A Voyage to Brobdingnag | |
| Gulliver Is Captured by a Native | p. 97 |
| Gulliver Is Taken to the City | p. 113 |
| The Queen Buys Gulliver from the Farmer | p. 123 |
| Gulliver Shows His Skill in Navigation | p. 139 |
| Gulliver Amuses the King and Queen | p. 158 |
| Gulliver Returns to England | p. 172 |
| Voyages to Laputa and the Country of the Houyhnhnms | |
| A Flying Island | p. 193 |
| Laputa and Its People | p. 203 |
| The Grand Academy at Lagado | p. 220 |
| The Land of Magic-Japan-Then Home | p. 238 |
| The Houyhnhnms' Country | p. 255 |
| Gulliver Understands the Speech of the Master Horse | p. 276 |
| Gulliver Discusses England and Makes Observations on the Houyhnhnms | p. 293 |
| Gulliver Is Forced to Return Home | p. 311 |
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