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1) Gulliver's travels

Author

Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745

Series

Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)
Signet classic
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Language

English

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Gulliver's Travels tells of the fantastic voyages of Lemuel Gulliver, an Englishman and ship's surgeon, who travels to the "several remote nations of the world." In the beginning, he becomes shipwrecked in the land of Lilliput, where the distressed inhabitants are only six inches tall. His second voyage takes him to Brobdingnag, where lives a race of giants. At Glubdubdrib, the Island of Sorcerers, he speaks with great men of the past and learns from...

2) Gulliver's travels into several remote nations of the world

Author

Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745

Series

Immortal masterpieces of literature vol. 10

Publisher

Spencer Press

Publication Date

[1937]

Language

English

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Embark on a captivating journey through the imaginative world of "Gulliver's Travels" by Jonathan Swift. This timeless masterpiece, penned in 1726, follows the adventures of Lemuel Gulliver, an intrepid explorer whose voyages lead him to remarkable lands, each with its unique inhabitants and customs. Swift's ingenious satire delves deep into the complexities of human nature and society, offering a thought-provoking commentary that remains relevant...

3) A modest proposal and other satires

Author

Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745

Series

Great minds series

Publisher

Prometheus Books

Publication Date

1995.

Language

English

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Brought together here in this volume is a classic collection of satirical works from Jonathan Swift, perhaps one of the greatest satirist in the English language. While Swift is probably best known for his novel "Gulliver's Travels", he was a brilliant satirist with a cutting wit and mastery of language. His skills with the pen, which made him both famous and feared by the powerful, can be seen in "A Modest Proposal". Swift's famous essay, originally...

4) Los viajes de Gulliver

Author

Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745

Series

Colección Clásicos ilustrados
Austral Intrépida

Language

Español

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The voyages of a seaman carry him to Lilliput, where people are six inches tall, and Brobdingnag, a land of giants.

5) A modest proposal and other satirical works

Author

Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745

Series

Dover thrift editions

Publisher

Dover

Publication Date

1996.

Language

English

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Treasury of five shorter works by the author of Gulliver's Travels offers ample evidence of the great satirist's inspired lampoonery. Title piece plus The Battle of the Books, A Meditation Upon a Broom-Stick, A Discourse Concerning the Mechanical Operation of the Spirit and The Abolishing of Christianity in England.

6) A modest proposal and other writings

Author

Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745

Series

Alma quirky classics series

Publisher

Alma Classics

Publication Date

2019.

Language

English

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"In response to the dire economic conditions in eighteenth-century Ireland, A Modest Proposal ironically exhorts the poor to provide their offspring as food to the rich. Skilfully applying a wealth of classical rhetorical techniques, Swift's satirical tour de force takes a savage swipe at the selfishness of the ruling classes and the heartlessness of the various utilitarian solutions put forward by contemporary thinkers. In addition to this seminal...