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Jonathan Swift

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1) Gulliver's travels

Author

Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745

Series

Penguin classics
Illustrated junior library
Unabridged classics (Sterling)
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Summary

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Presents Jonathan Swift's satire in which a shipwrecked Englishman encounters bizarre populations in unheard-of lands, including an enlightened race of horses that makes him see his fellow humans in a different light; and includes explanatory notes and a note on the text, which is based on the 1726 edition.

2) Gulliver's travels, and other writings

Author

Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745

Series

Modern library of the world's best books volume 100

Summary

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The classic story of a traveler's voyages to several fantastical lands presents the eighteenth-century English writer's scathing satire on the political and moral conditions of his time. Also includes many of Swift's other major writings.

3) A modest proposal

Author

Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745

Series

Tale blazers

Summary

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Swift ironically proposes feeding Irish children to England's rich absentee landlords.

4) Gulliver's travels

Author

Buranelli, Vincent

Series

Classics for kids

Summary

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A simplified, abridged version of Gulliver's experiences with the little people of Lilliput.

5) Gulliver's travels

Author

Stuart, Marie

Series

Series 740

Summary

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An Englishman's two voyages carry him to Lilliput, a land of people six inches high, and Brobdingnag, a land of giants.

6) Gulliver's travels

Author

Eliopulos, Nick

Summary

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The voyages of an Englishman carry him to such strange places as Lilliput, where people are six inches tall; Brobdingnag, a land of giants; and a country ruled by horses.