Bestselling children's literature classics Gulliver's Travels (Bestselling children's literature classics)

Author: Jonathan Swift
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: Part of the "Bestselling Children's Literature Classics" series, Gulliver's Travels is the masterpiece of the 18th-century British political pamphleteer and satirical novelist, Swift. It is one of the greatest satirical novels in the history of world literature. The novel narrates the experiences of Captain Gulliver during his travels to Lilliput, Brobdingnag, the Flying Islands, and the Land of the Houyhnhnms, in the first person. With magical imagination, exaggeration, and allegorical style, the author critiques the British political system, especially the corruption, incompetence, cruelty, debauchery, greed, and arrogance of the ruling class, delivering a scathing satire. Gulliver's Travels is the masterpiece of the British writer Swift, one of the most widely read and long-lasting classics in the world, particularly famous for the stories of Lilliput and Brobdingnag. Swift was the founder of the radical democratic faction in the British Enlightenment, a poet, and one of the most outstanding political pamphleteers and satirical novelists of 18th-century Britain. He is also one of the greatest satirical writers in the world. In 1985, it was selected by Life magazine as one of the "Best Books of All Time." It was included in the 21st edition of the American Library Association's Best Books for Young Adults. Part of the "Bestselling Children's Literature Classics" series, Gulliver's Travels is the masterpiece of the 18th-century British political pamphleteer and satirical novelist, Swift. It is one of the greatest satirical novels in the history of world literature. The novel narrates the experiences of Captain Gulliver during his travels to Lilliput, Brobdingnag, the Flying Islands, and the Land of the Houyhnhnms, in the first person. With magical imagination, exaggeration, and allegorical style, the author critiques the British political system, especially the corruption, incompetence, cruelty, debauchery, greed, and arrogance of the ruling class, delivering a scathing satire.