Classics · Adventure
Gulliver's Travels
A ship's surgeon makes four voyages to stranger and stranger lands, including one of tiny people and one of giants. Each place holds up a distorted mirror to the manners of Europe.
- First published
- 1726
- Pace
- medium
- Length
- medium
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you like imaginative travel stories with a savage satirical streak underneath.
Skip this if you want a simple children's adventure; the later voyages are bitter about human nature.
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