Gullivers Travels, Jonathan Swift
Gullivers Travels, Jonathan Swift
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Gulliver's Travels

Author: Jonathan Swift

Narrator: David Thorn

Unabridged: 11 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/20/2014

Synopsis

Gulliver had always wanted to see the world. But whenever he steps on board a ship, bad luck always seems near at hand. He is shipwrecked, abandoned, marooned and mutinied against—and each time lands in a strange and curious place.First he discovers the kingdom of the small people of Lilliput, whose height make their petty quarrels seem ridiculous. Gulliver then encounters the giants of Brobdingnag, who are amazed by how tiny he is, and treat him like a pampered pet. But his smallness leads him into many dangers, and he longs to escape and make his way home. Will he ever see England again?

About Jonathan Swift

Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) was an Anglo-Irish priest, author, journalist, political pamphleteer, and poet. He is primarily known as a prose satirist for such works as “A Modest Proposal.” The dean of St. Patrick’s Cathedral from 1713, he was considered Dublin’s foremost citizen.

About David Thorn

David Thorn spent his childhood in the Channel Islands off the coast of France, was schooled in England, and then immigrated to the United States at the age of twenty-three. He is retired from international commerce and currently resides in California.

Reviews

Goodreads review by emma on June 23, 2024

imagine if you lived in the 1700s and this was like...the most fun book available. screaming and crying. so grateful to live in a time when the only reason i read this book is because its cover is pretty, and not because i live a life of suffering and no running water and my idea of a raging good time......more

Goodreads review by Paul on March 19, 2012

Okay, I didn't finish this sucker. It was poor. I was kind of shocked. I was thinking why does no one point out that this is a giant rip off of Honey I Shrunk the Kids and Honey I Blew Up the Kid? It's painfully obvious. I don't see why this Danial Defoe mope has not had his ass sued, maybe he avoid......more

Goodreads review by Mario the lone bookwolf on July 07, 2023

Tiny manifestations of human social models One of the earliest forms of satire, just as Twains Yankee and Cervantes Don Quichote, but not that good [URL not allowed] [URL not allowed] That´s simply because Swift isn´t such a talented, solid writer as Cervan......more

Goodreads review by Vit on March 14, 2022

Lemuel Gulliver was the first who discovered the theory of relativity: he comprehended that everything in the world is relative therefore while amongst Lilliputians he is a giant, amongst Brobdingnagians he is a midget. Eccentricity excellently stands against the erosion of time – much better than an......more

Goodreads review by Tharindu on March 06, 2022

"The rats on board carried away one of my sheep;" "Care and vigilance, with a very common understanding, may preserve a man’s goods from thieves, but honesty has no defence against superior cunning;" It seems that I had a completely incorrect opinion of what Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travel......more

Quotes

“A masterwork of irony…that contains both a dark and bitter meaning and a joyous, extraordinary creativity of imagination. That’s why it has lived for so long." Malcolm Bradbury, author of The History Man

“Here is a book come out, that all our people of taste run mad about…and very wonderful it is.” Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, English aristocrat and writer

“One of the masterpieces of satire among the world’s literature.” Masterpieces of World Literature

“A multifarious book, it is various in its appeal: it is enchantingly playful and fantastic and is often read by children; it is a witty, allegorical depiction of the political life and values of Swift’s time; it is a bitter denunciation of mankind; finally it is Swift’s reflections on man’s corruption of his highest attribute, reason.” Reader’s Encyclopedia

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