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Authors: Jonathan Swift, Scott McKowen (Illustrator), Arthur Pober
ISBN-13: 9781402743399, ISBN-10: 1402743394
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Sterling Publishing
Date Published: November 2007
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Jonathan Swift

Jonathan Swift was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1667, where he lived for much of his life. He was well known for writing satires and political pamphlets. In 1726, Swift published Gulliver's Travels anonymously and it was an immediate hit, reprinting three times that year. Although Gulliver's Travels was written as a satire of human pride, not as a children's book, it has long been considered a classic for young readers. Jonathan Swift died on October 19, 1745.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Book Synopsis

Great classic by preeminent prose satirist of the English language, written with disarming simplicity and careful attention to detail. An enchanting fantasy for children; for adults, a witty parody of political life in Swift's time.

Part I	A Voyage to Lilliput
Chapter 1	Gulliver Is Shipwrecked and Made a Prisoner	1
Chapter 2	The Emperor of Lilliput	18
Chapter 3	Gulliver at the Court of Lilliput	34
Chapter 4	The Emperor's Palace and His Principal Secretary	45
Chapter 5	Gulliver Prevents an Invasion of Lilliput	53
Chapter 6	Lilliput's Laws, Customs, and Educational Methods	61
Chapter 7	Escape to Blefuscu	74
Chapter 8	Gulliver Returns to His Native Country	84
Part II	A Voyage to Brobdingnag
Chapter 9	Gulliver Is Captured by a Native	97
Chapter 10	Gulliver Is Taken to the City	113
Chapter 11	The Queen Buys Gulliver from the Farmer	123
Chapter 12	Gulliver Shows His Skill in Navigation	139
Chapter 13	Gulliver Amuses the King and Queen	158
Chapter 14	Gulliver Returns to England	172
Part III	Voyages to Laputa and the Country of the Houyhnhnms
Chapter 15	A Flying Island	193
Chapter 16	Laputa and Its People	203
Chapter 17	The Grand Academy at Lagado	220
Chapter 18	The Land of Magic-Japan-Then Home	238
Chapter 19	The Houyhnhnms' Country	255
Chapter 20	Gulliver Understands the Speech of the Master Horse	276
Chapter 21	Gulliver Discusses England and Makes Observations on the Houyhnhnms	293
Chapter 22	Gulliver Is Forced to Return Home	311