Jonathan Swift

Gulliver's Travels takes readers on an exhilarating journey as Gulliver experiences life from various perspectives through his adventurous voyages around the world. In Lilliput, he becomes a giant among a race of little people only six inches high. Conversely, in Brobdingnag, he finds himself diminutive compared to the enormous inhabitants. In the land of the Houyhnhnms, the social order flips,...

Shipwrecked and cast adrift, Lemuel Gulliver wakes to find himself on Lilliput, an island inhabited by little people, whose height makes their quarrels over fashion and fame seem ridiculous. His subsequent encounters - with the crude giants of Brobdingnag, the philosophical Houyhnhnms, and brutish Yahoos - give Gulliver new, bitter insights into human behaviour. Swift's savage satire views mankind in...

Swift's brilliant and satirical classic, in a gorgeous new clothbound edition. Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. Shipwrecked and cast adrift, Lemuel Gulliver wakes to find himself on Lilliput, an island inhabited by little...

A new selection of Swift's witty, acerbic and polemical prose. The political dilemma of Ireland; the state of faith in England; the charms of the Beggar's Opera; the importance of puns... This selection gathers together some of Swift's most brilliant prose, from high politics to social gossip, from savage tirades to lighthearted social satire. In addition to his classic essays,...

Every man desires to live long, but no man wishes to be old. As a survivor of a shipwreck, Lemuel Gulliver encounters some entirely absurd things. At first, he is in the land of the Lilliputians, the tiny men; but later, he ventures to the land of the giants. The tale continues to oscillate between extremes as he meets immensely...

Puffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child. Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation—including this thrilling edition of Gulliver's Travels. In the strange countries of Lilliput, Brobdingnag, Laputa, and the land of the Houyhnhnms, Gulliver meets some extraordinary people and remarkable creatures. From a race of miniature folk to...

The perfect gift for a curious mind. Share your beloved childhood stories with the next generation! When Lemuel Gulliver, a ship's surgeon, sets off on the high seas in search of adventure, things never seem to go quite according to plan. Through a series of disasters and misadventures, he finds himself cast upon strange islands whose inhabitants are of the...

A child will make two dishes at an entertainment for friends; and when the family dines alone, the fore or hind quarter will make a reasonable dish, and seasoned with a little pepper or salt will be very good boiled on the fourth day, especially in winter. Among Jonathan Swift's essays, the most notable piece is a later work, A...

Following ship surgeon, Lemuel Gulliver, Jonathan Swift's satire, Gulliver's Travels, is a humorous critique of the darker aspects of human nature. During his voyage, Gulliver visits four islands, each more bizarre and fantastical than the last. From tiny people to giants, from majestic horses to scarily humanoid "Yahoos," each of the island inhabitants creates an experience that no one is...

Age range 14+ The imaginative satire by Jonathan Swift is now available in an unabridged paperback edition for today's young readers. Gulliver’s Travels follows Lemuel Gulliver, a ship's surgeon whose journeys take unexpected turns after a shipwreck on the high seas. He encounters a race of miniature people known as the Lilliputians, giant Brobdingnagians, the foolish Laputians, the very humanoid...

"A young healthy child well nursed, is, at a year old, a most delicious nourishing and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricasee, or a ragoust." A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift, published in 1729, is at once a denunciation of the mistreatment of Ireland's poor...

Thus, gentle Reader, I have given thee a faithful History of my Travels for Sixteen Years, and 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...

"It is universally read, from the cabinet council to the nursery," remarked Alexander Pope when Gulliver's Travels was published in 1726. One of the unique books of world literature, Swift's masterful satire describes the astonishing voyages of one Lemuel Gulliver, a ship's surgeon, to surreal kingdoms inhabited by miniature people and giants, quack philosophers and scientists, horses endowed with reason...

An abridged and illustrated chapter book retelling of Gulliver’s Travels, part of the bestselling Classic Starts® series that has sold more than 8 million copies! Through the eyes of Lemuel Gulliver, Swift’s unforgettable satire takes readers into worlds formerly unimagined. Visit four strange and remarkable lands: Lilliput, where Gulliver seems a giant among a race of tiny people; Brobdingnag, the...

It is accompanied by detailed explanatory annotations. Gulliver's Travels is contextualised through materials that influenced Swift's writing of the novel, as well as documents that suggest its initial reception. These include Swift's correspondence, Alexander Pope's poems on Gulliver's Travels, and relevant passages from Gargantua and Pantagruel. The section on criticism includes fourteen assessments of Gulliver's Travels by notable figures such...

Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary A most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food ... Suggesting that the Irish eat their children to avoid famine, Jonathan Swift's vicious satire on his times was published anonymously in the eighteenth century and has since become a touchstone of political writing, deadly serious in its humour.