Gulliver's Travels

Author: [UK] Swift / Zhang Wenwen
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: Chinese set of encyclopedic color picture classic reading books! Includes expert introductions: background knowledge / author introduction / work overview; exclusively introduces exquisite illustrations by famous Italian artists; it is both a literary classic with beautiful color illustrations and an encyclopedia about the classic. Gulliver's Travels was published in 1726 and is one of the most outstanding satirical novels in the history of English literature. The book is divided into four volumes, narrating the adventures of the protagonist, Dr. Gulliver, an English surgeon, in the Lilliputian Kingdom, the Brobdignag Kingdom, the Flying Island Kingdom, and the Horse Nation. With extraordinary imagination and profound insight into human society, the author portrays a series of magical and uniquely individual worlds in the work. It offers a comprehensive satire and critique of 18th-century England, attacking the greed, hypocrisy, and political corruption of the "civilized society". It exposes the colonial policies of the British rulers and praises the resistance spirit of the working people, showcasing distinct democratic ideological characteristics. This classic masterpiece can not only cultivate children's imagination and sense of adventure but also enable adults to reflect deeply on human nature. Upon its release, it immediately shocked British society at the time and stirred the literary world globally, and it remains beloved by people of all ages today.