Gulliver's Travels (Color Illustrations and Fine Reading Edition)

Author: (English) Swift, adapted by Xu Hanmei
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: The author uses extraordinary imagination to describe the various bizarre events encountered by the protagonist, Gulliver, as he travels to places like "Lilliput," "Brobdignag," and "Hbdell." For example, in "Lilliput," he can freely play with the people from the king to the commoners, placing them in his palm; while in "Brobdignag," he is restricted and controlled like a child. After arriving in "Hbdell," horses become symbols of wisdom, and humans become inferior creatures. Through these interesting stories, the author satirizes the various flaws of British society at the time, such as the political intrigue of politicians and the insatiable greed of the wealthy. While readers marvel at the author's creative ideas, they can also gain a general understanding of the British situation at that time.