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Cover of Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
Year: 2015
Language: en
Pages: 174
ISBN-13: 9781517230777
Dimensions:
Height: 9 inches
Length: 6 inches
Width: 0.44 inches
Dewey Decimal: [Fic]
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Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift, published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform in September 2015, is a prose satire that explores human nature through the lens of fantastical adventures. This edition spans 174 pages and is presented in English. The narrative follows Lemuel Gulliver, whose passion for travel leads him to extraordinary encounters, beginning with his shipwreck that lands him among the diminutive inhabitants of Lilliput.

Readers will find that Gulliver’s Travels serves as both a satire and a parody of the “travellers’ tales” literary subgenre. The book delves into the peculiarities of its characters and the societies they inhabit, reflecting on themes of human behavior and societal norms. This classic work remains a significant piece of literature, engaging with the complexities of its time while continuing to resonate with contemporary audiences.


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Gulliver’s Travels (1726) is a prose satire by Anglo-Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan Swift, that is both a satire on human nature and a parody of the “travellers’ tales” literary subgenre. It is Swift’s best-known full-length work, and a treasured classic of English literature. The book became popular as soon as it was published and since then, it has never been out of print.The book describes the extraordinary adventures of Lemuel Gulliver. He enjoys travelling, although it is that love of travel that is his downfall. During his first voyage, Gulliver is washed ashore after a shipwreck and finds himself a prisoner of a race of tiny people, less than 6 inches tall, who are inhabitants of the island country of Lilliput.

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Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. Year: 2015.
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ISBN-13: 9781517230777.
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Language: en. Pages: 174.

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