Project Gutenberg 1997-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 5699 Swift, Jonathan 1667 1745 Swift, J. (Jonathan) Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World David Price "Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World" by Jonathan Swift is a satirical novel written in the early 18th century. The narrative follows Lemuel Gulliver, an adventurous surgeon and sea captain, as he embarks on a series of fantastical voyages. The opening portions introduce Gulliver's background and his first voyage to Lilliput, a land of tiny inhabitants, where his size and strength create both wonder and concern among the Lilliputians. The beginning of "Gulliver's Travels" outlines Gulliver's prior experiences and motivations for travel, which culminate in a shipwreck that lands him in the strange land of Lilliput. Upon awakening, he finds himself bound by the tiny people who inhabit the island, and his interactions with them reveal a mix of curiosity, hostility, and admiration. Initially treated as a giant curiosity, Gulliver navigates the complexities of their society while struggling to communicate. The early chapters establish a whimsical yet critical lens through which Swift critiques the politics, culture, and human nature of his time, setting the stage for the deeper allegories and satirical commentary that characterize the rest of the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fantasy fiction Satire Travelers -- Fiction Gulliver, Lemuel (Fictitious character) -- Fiction Voyages, Imaginary -- Early works to 1800 PR Text Best Books Ever Listings Banned Books from Anne Haight's list Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 633039 633370 2024-09-01T07:26:45.377617 2023-10-01T06:57:14.574171 text/html text/html 637607 2023-09-06T18:59:48 text/html 741929 2024-09-01T07:26:52.631595 application/epub+zip 742572 2024-09-01T07:26:46.219593 application/epub+zip 361002 2024-09-01T07:26:45.785591 application/epub+zip 885606 2024-09-01T07:26:58.046542 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 844531 2024-09-01T07:26:52.260584 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 457469 2022-09-01T08:21:29.345067 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 613997 614025 2024-09-01T07:26:44.825634 2023-10-01T06:57:14.109165 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 613736 2023-09-06T18:51:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19655 2024-09-01T07:26:58.187539 application/rdf+xml 25499 2024-09-01T07:26:45.914608 image/jpeg 3742 2024-09-01T07:26:45.850609 image/jpeg 217721 2023-09-06T19:08:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 779040 2023-09-06T19:08:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 796771 2024-09-01T07:26:45.440632 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia