Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver's Travels
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Gulliver's Travels

Written by Jonathan Swift
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18 - 99
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336
Page count
319
Words per page
~1497L
Lexile measure
Feb 25, 2003
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A wickedly clever satire uses comic inversions to offer telling insights into the nature of man and society. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read Gulliver’s Travels describes the four voyages of Lemuel Gulliver, a ship’s surgeon. In Lilliput he discovers a world in miniature; towering over the people and their city, he is able to view their society from the viewpoint of a god. However, in Brobdingnag, a land of giants, tiny Gulliver himself comes under observation, exhibited as a curiosity at markets and fairs. In Laputa, a flying island, he encounters a society of speculators and projectors who have lost all grip on everyday reality; while they plan and calculate, their country lies in ruins. Gulliver’s final voyage takes him to the land of the Houyhnhnms, gentle horses whom he quickly comes to admire - in contrast to the Yahoos, filthy bestial creatures who bear a disturbing resemblance to humans. This text, based on the first edition of 1726, reproduces all the original illustrations and includes an introduction by Robert Demaria, Jr, which discusses the ways Gulliver’s Travels has been interpreted since its first publication. Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) was born in Dublin. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780141439495
    Publication Date
    February 25, 2003
    Publisher
    Penguin Group
    Page Count
    336
    Words Per Page
    319
    Audience
    Adult
    Reading Age
    18 - 99+ years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2001278031
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    50937245
    Est. Lexile® Level
    ~1497L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~Z+
    ATOS® Book Level
    13.5
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    25
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    507
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    UG

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