Gulliver's Travels

by Jonathan Swift

• ISBN13: 9780801012167
• ISBN10: 0801012163
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: Baker Book House

Summary

Through a series of shipwrecks and misguided voyages, Gulliver is captured by miniature people who wage war because of a religious disagreement over how to crack eggs; is sexually assaulted by giants; visits a floating island; and decides that the society of horses is better than that of his fellow man. Tough, filthy, and incisive, this playful satire addresses-among other topics-politics, religion, and society is presented here in its unexpurgated entirety. Also included is Alexander Pope's "Verses on Gulliver's Travels," which he wrote for his friend Swift and which were included in very early editions of the book.

Table of Contents

A Voyage to Lilliput
Gulliver Is Shipwrecked and Made a Prisoner	p. 1
The Emperor of Lilliput	p. 18
Gulliver at the Court of Lilliput	p. 34
The Emperor's Palace and His Principal Secretary	p. 45
Gulliver Prevents an Invasion of Lilliput	p. 53
Lilliput's Laws, Customs, and Educational Methods	p. 61
Escape to Blefuscu	p. 74
Gulliver Returns to His Native Country	p. 84
A Voyage to Brobdingnag
Gulliver Is Captured by a Native	p. 97
Gulliver Is Taken to the City	p. 113
The Queen Buys Gulliver from the Farmer	p. 123
Gulliver Shows His Skill in Navigation	p. 139
Gulliver Amuses the King and Queen	p. 158
Gulliver Returns to England	p. 172
Voyages to Laputa and the Country of the Houyhnhnms
A Flying Island	p. 193
Laputa and Its People	p. 203
The Grand Academy at Lagado	p. 220
The Land of Magic-Japan-Then Home	p. 238
The Houyhnhnms' Country	p. 255
Gulliver Understands the Speech of the Master Horse	p. 276
Gulliver Discusses England and Makes Observations on the Houyhnhnms	p. 293
Gulliver Is Forced to Return Home	p. 311
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