Project Gutenberg 2021-05-31 Public domain in the USA. 769 Swift, Jonathan 1667 1745 Swift, J. (Jonathan) Winter, Milo 1888 1956 Winter, Milo Kendall Gulliver's Travels Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulliver%27s_Travels Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Gulliver's Travels" by Jonathan Swift is a satirical novel written in the early 18th century. The book follows the adventures of Lemuel Gulliver, a ship's surgeon who encounters various strange and fantastical societies during his travels, beginning with his arrival in the tiny land of Lilliput. This work critiques human nature, politics, and society through Gulliver's interactions with these miniature people and their peculiar customs. At the start of the novel, Gulliver recounts his background, describing his upbringing and the series of misfortunes that lead him to a life at sea. Following a shipwreck, he finds himself on the shores of Lilliput, where he is captured and tied down by the inhabitants, who are no taller than six inches. Despite his initial predicament, Gulliver's curious nature leads him to observe the Lilliputians and their culture, setting the stage for the satire that unfolds as he navigates through their political intrigues, demonstrating both his physical prowess and his capacity for kindness. The opening serves as a compelling introduction to a story that uses fantastical elements to explore deep and critical themes relevant to human behavior and governance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 48.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Fantasy fiction Satire Travelers -- Fiction Gulliver, Lemuel (Fictitious character) -- Fiction Voyages, Imaginary -- Early works to 1800 PR Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 640189 2025-07-26T05:33:17.176030 text/html 616434 2024-10-18T14:06:31 text/html 1743798 2025-07-26T05:33:26.631976 application/epub+zip 1741807 2025-07-26T05:33:18.529007 application/epub+zip 355077 2025-07-26T05:33:17.852020 application/epub+zip 1878172 2025-07-26T05:33:32.083943 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1832165 2025-07-26T05:33:25.735970 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 447767 2022-09-29T13:11:59.719084 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 593770 2025-07-26T05:33:16.367041 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 573964 2024-10-18T14:06:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18824 2025-07-26T05:33:32.241951 application/rdf+xml 18423 2025-07-26T05:33:17.969999 image/jpeg 3309 2025-07-26T05:33:17.910013 image/jpeg 1619367 2025-07-26T05:33:17.343056 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 en.wikipedia