Gulliver's Travels (Selected Works of World Youth Literature) ((Selected Works of World Youth Literature))

Author: Jonathan Swift
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Publish Date: 2003-05-01
Features: Selections from World Youth Literature. Compiled according to the new curriculum standards for primary and secondary schools, this is an authoritative reading book for students, and the best-selling juvenile edition of classic works in the Chinese-speaking regions worldwide. A shipwreck leaves Gulliver as a captive in a Lilliputian land. When he goes to the cape to find water, he becomes a money-making machine in a giant's land. How will Gulliver use his ability to bend and stretch to adapt to these different forms and customs of life? The protagonist Gulliver's strange travels and various encounters in fictional countries like Lilliput, Brobdingnag, the Flying Islands, and the Land of the Houyhnhnms vividly reflect the contradictions of British society in the first half of the 18th century, with sharp satire and criticism of Britain's domestic and foreign policies. Every time the protagonist visits a fantasy land, he receives different treatment, witnessing extraordinary sights and experiences. It immerses readers in the story, offering ample space for imagination. The work is rich in imagination and unique in conception, essentially possessing the characteristics of science fiction.