Penguin Classics presents Jonathan Swift's inventive classic, Gulliver's Travels, adapted for audio and now available as a digital download as part of the Penguin English Library series. Read by Hugh Laurie, star of the hit TV series House. 'Fifteen hundred of the Emperor's largest horses, each about four inches and an half high, were employed to draw me towards the Metropolis, which, as I said, was half a Mile distant' A savage and hilarious satire, Gulliver's Travels sees Lemuel Gulliver shipwrecked and adrift, subject ...
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Penguin Classics presents Jonathan Swift's inventive classic, Gulliver's Travels, adapted for audio and now available as a digital download as part of the Penguin English Library series. Read by Hugh Laurie, star of the hit TV series House. 'Fifteen hundred of the Emperor's largest horses, each about four inches and an half high, were employed to draw me towards the Metropolis, which, as I said, was half a Mile distant' A savage and hilarious satire, Gulliver's Travels sees Lemuel Gulliver shipwrecked and adrift, subject to bizarre and unnerving encounters with, among others, quarrelling Lilliputians, philosophising horses and the brutish Yahoo tribe, that change his view of humanity - and himself - for ever. Swift's classic of 1726 portrays mankind in a distorted hall of mirrors as a diminished, magnified and finally bestial species, presenting us with a comical yet uncompromising reflection of ourselves. The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War. Part of a series of vintage recordings taken from the Penguin Archives. Affordable, collectable, quality productions - perfect for on-the-go listening.
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Add this copy of Gulliver`S Travels to cart. $0.99, good condition, Sold by Booksalvation rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Manchester, LANCASHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1995 by Brown Watson.
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Good in good dust jacket. Outline: -This is a satire on the pride and folly of the human race. Lemuel Gulliver a ship`s surgeon is stranded on the island of Liliput where is is taken prisoner by six-inch tall inhabitants. Then he goes to Brobdingag a kingdom of giants. -> the publisher of this SMALL HARDBACK book is Brown Watson The date of this copy is 1995 booksalvation have grade it as Good and it will be shipped from our UK warehouse This book is from the Series. Shipping is Free for UK buyers and at a reasonable charge for buyer outside the UK.
Add this copy of Gulliver's Travels (Collins Classics) to cart. $1.56, very good condition, Sold by AMM Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gillingham, KENT, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2018 by William Collins.
Add this copy of Gulliver's Travels (Collins Classics) to cart. $1.58, very good condition, Sold by AMM Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gillingham, KENT, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2010 by William Collins.
Add this copy of Gulliver's Travels to cart. $2.95, very good condition, Sold by Aardvark Books Ltd rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bucknell, HEREFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1938 by J M Dent & Sons.
Add this copy of Gulliver's Travels (Children's Illustrated Classics S. to cart. $3.87, good condition, Sold by Stephen White Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bradford, WEST YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1942 by Everyman Ltd.
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Add this copy of Gulliver's Travels. Collins Edition to cart. $4.64, good condition, Sold by M Godding Books Ltd rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Devizes, WILTS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1950 by Collins.
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Good. No Jacket. Size: 14 to 17 cm tall (16mo); The title page says it is illustrated by Jean Cruikshanks, but I flicked through it several timesand could not see any illustrations. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.
Add this copy of Gulliver's Travels to cart. $5.17, very good condition, Sold by JOHNSANDERSBOOKS rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Holsworthy, DEVON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1996 by Harper Collins AudioBooks.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. The plastic case is intact. The artwork is complete and both cassettes have been tested. Sent within 24 hours. Ref: B1155. 2 cassettes. Audience: General/trade. Ref: B1155.
I was under the impression that the book was the complete unabridged version and I was sent a child's copy. VERY DISAPPOINTING!
Gedinho
Apr 18, 2010
Greatest Satire Ever Written
Once again I'm amazed to find this book described as 'childrens book'.George Orwell described it as the greatest satire ever written(I think that was his wording)and I,in my much humbler opinion would agree.Admittedly I didn't immediately understand all the references Swift was alluding to,I had to do some further research.As far as I understand it's not far off a polemic on the England of Swift's time,he pokes fun at religion,history,research,law,the monarchy and many other facets of english life.And when he meets the Houyhnhnms,it's an absolute delight,especially to a fellow Irishman....sometimes even I can smell the foul,putrid stench of the brutish Yahoos(the english!).A really beautiful book and a joy to read.
