Gulliver?S Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World

Jonathan Swift

Gulliver?S Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Double 9 Books LLP
Country
IN
Published
5 January 2023
Pages
236
ISBN
9789358018806

Gulliver?S Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World

Jonathan Swift

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"Gulliver's Travels Into Several Remote Nations Of The World" is a satirical novel written by Jonathan Swift and first published in 1726. The novel tells the story of Lemuel Gulliver, a ship's surgeon who travels to several remote lands. In the first part of the book, Gulliver is shipwrecked on the island of Lilliput, where he discovers a race of tiny people only six inches tall. He becomes embroiled in their political and social conflicts, which satirize the English government of the time. In the second part of the book, Gulliver visits Brobdingnag, a land of giants where he himself becomes the tiny person. He is taken in by a kindly giant and learns about the flaws of humanity from a new perspective. In the third part, Gulliver visits the flying island of Laputa, where he encounters scientists and intellectuals who are so absorbed in their own theories that they are completely disconnected from reality. In the final part, Gulliver travels to the land of the Houyhnhnms, a society of intelligent horses who live in harmony with nature. He is shocked by the contrast with the brutal and selfish behavior of human society. Throughout the novel, Swift uses satire to criticize and ridicule the social and political institutions of his time, as well as human nature in general. The book has become a classic of English literature and a masterpiece of satirical writing.

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