Gulliver's Travels (Wordsworth Classics)
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Description
Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, a classic satirical narrative was first published in 1726, seven years after Defoe's Robinson Crusoe (one of its few rivals in fame and breadth of appeal). As a parody travel-memoir it reports on extraordinary lands and societies, whose names have entered the English language: notably the minute inhabitants of Lilliput, the giants of Brobdingnag, and the Yahoos in Houyhnhnmland, where talking horses are the dominant species. It spares no vested interest from its irreverent wit, and its attack on political and financial corruption, as well as abuses in science, continue to resonate in our own times.
Specifications
| Dimensions | 4.92 x 0.59 x 7.68 inches |
| Edition | Classic Edition |
| Isbn 10 | 1853260274 |
| Isbn 13 | 978-1853260278 |
| Item Weight | 2.31 pounds |
| Language | English |
| Print Length | 288 pages |
| Publication Date | August 5, 1997 |
| Publisher | Wordsworth Editions Ltd |
| Reading Age | 18 years and up |
Reviews
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Gulliver Travel. Very nice cover
I LOVE these books. They came in fast and great condition. Bought a whole collection . Surely worth the read
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Good book for teen or adult
Great book. Love this classic tale.
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Great gift
Classic
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Great book for kids
Love it!
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Good to take on trip!
The font is a little smaller that expected, but it’s great to take on a trip if you don’t want to carry a heavy book.
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Wonderful, creative, and funny
I read this book the first time when I was twelve years old. Rereading it now was like discovering an old friend. Gulliver travels are to incredible places, where size and species intelligence is turned around. His first journey he is in the presence of tiny people, then in another place he is the tiny person. My favorite journey is when he encounters the intelligent horse like beings, and humans are the animal like species. Anyone will enjoy this book, who has not lost their sense of wonder in life. I will happily go on rereading this book's as often as I can.
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Good book.
Great book. Nice cover. Easy to read. Love the size of it .
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Great book
Great read
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Gullivers travels book
No problems, easy to read paperback
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book received in excellent condition
book received in excellent condition
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Ganz gut..
Das Buche habe ich für mein Englischstudium gebraucht, privat ist es nicht ganz so meins. Wer gut Englisch kann wird keine Verständigungsprobleme haben. Die Story an sich zieht sich allerdings schon etwas in die Länge.
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Muito bom presente
O livro veio com pequenas danificações, acredito que foi pela embalagem.
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Un classico da leggere!
Il libro è arrivato in buone condizioni! Sicuramente quando pensiamo a Gulliver ci vengono subito in mente i Lillipuziani e abbiamo l'impressione che si tratti di una "favola" per bambini (complici anche le molte edizioni adattate proprio a questo tipo di pubblico). Leggendo l'opera originale, però, noterete che in questo romanzo (anzi satira), troverete concetti molto più complessi di una semplice avventura per ragazzi. Dietro le varie popolazioni che Gulliver incontra nei vari angoli del pianeta, infatti, vi è sia un discorso filosofico con citazioni a Platone o Francis Bacon, o riferimenti alla politica del suo tempo. Tra le righe si può leggere anche una critica contro gli scienziati del suo tempo che sembrano troppo presi dalla scienza e dall'osservazione del cielo per calarsi nel loro tempo. E quindi tra uomini piccolissimi, giganti, isole volanti e cavalli più civilizzati degli uomini, alla fine dei suoi viaggi Gulliver non ha un messaggio positivo da darci. Il suo incontro con gli Yahoo infatti gli insegna che gli uomini non sono così civili o evoluti come credeva e la loro compagnia gli diventa odiosa.Un libro sicuramente non facile da leggere, ma che consiglio vivamente!
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