Project Gutenberg 2010-08-27 Public domain in the USA. 186 Pain, Barry 1864 1928 Pain, Barry Eric Odell The New Gulliver, and Other Stories The new Gulliver -- In a London garden -- Zero -- When I was king -- The satyr -- The choice -- The piano-tuner -- The pearls and the swine. Produced by Christine Bell and Marc D'Hooghe "The New Gulliver, and Other Stories" by Barry Pain is a collection of fictional narratives likely written in the late 19th century. The stories explore themes of adventure, society, and the human experience, centering on the character Lemuel Gulliver, junior, who embarks on a journey filled with fantastical encounters in an island that challenges his perceptions of civilization. At the start of the tale, Gulliver, a shipwrecked mariner, finds himself washed ashore on the mysterious Island of Thule. His initial encounter with a peculiar humanoid being, who introduces him to the island's unique societal structure, sets the stage for his exploration of a civilization that has evolved in bizarre and unconventional ways. As Gulliver navigates his new surroundings, he learns about the inhabitants' bizarre customs, such as their complete abolition of sex and reliance on pills for nourishment, raising questions about the implications of their highly controlled and sterile society. The narrative develops into a compelling commentary on the nature of progress, the implications of a class-based society, and the existential challenges faced by the characters intertwined in this strange world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction Short stories, English PR Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: British Literature 346902 2025-07-13T13:09:39.525258 text/html 326916 2024-03-23T15:32:08 text/html 215226 2025-07-13T13:09:46.748242 application/epub+zip 218963 2025-07-13T13:09:42.606220 application/epub+zip 196534 2025-07-13T13:09:41.424247 application/epub+zip 391266 2025-07-13T13:09:49.883199 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 376867 2025-07-13T13:09:45.997194 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 348736 2022-09-15T10:28:09.587184 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333398 2025-07-13T13:09:38.957248 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 313600 2024-03-23T16:20:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17785 2025-07-13T13:09:50.007174 application/rdf+xml 13203 2025-07-13T13:09:41.925287 image/jpeg 3241 2025-07-13T13:09:41.674218 image/jpeg 212646 2025-07-13T13:09:39.556231 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia