Gulliver's Reizen naar Lilliput en Brobdingnag by Jonathan Swift
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"Gulliver's Reizen naar Lilliput en Brobdingnag" by Jonathan Swift is a satirical prose novel published in 1726. The story follows Lemuel Gulliver, an English surgeon and ship captain, who voyages to extraordinary lands inhabited by unusual beings. In Lilliput, he encounters tiny people obsessed with trivial political disputes. In Brobdingnag, he becomes a miniature curiosity among towering giants who scrutinize European customs. Through these fantastical journeys, Swift crafts a sharp satire of
human nature and society that continues to resonate centuries later. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Verwey, Albert, 1865-1937 |
| Title | Gulliver's Reizen naar Lilliput en Brobdingnag |
| Note | Translation of parts I and II of Gulliver's Travels. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulliver%27s_Travels |
| Credits |
Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 50.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | Dutch |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Fantasy fiction |
| Subject | Satire |
| Subject | Travelers -- Fiction |
| Subject | Gulliver, Lemuel (Fictitious character) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Voyages, Imaginary -- Early works to 1800 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 37442 |
| Release Date | Sep 15, 2011 |
| Last Update | Jan 8, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 372 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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