Author : Jonathan Swift
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 26,87 MB
Release : 2001
Category :
ISBN : 9780613326254
Designed for younger readers of the classics, Gulliver's Stories is based on Jonathan Swift's Gulliver Travels, the hilarious and incredible adventures of a man who finds himself first as a feared giant in the world of tiny people of Lilliput, and then as a man of minuscule proportions in a country full of giants.
Author : Jonathan Coe
Publisher : Pushkin Children's Books
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 44,67 MB
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1782690190
"For the first time in his life, Gulliver felt ashamed of himself and his fellow-humans." Gulliver is a travel-hungry and adventurous ship's doctor, who has the odd misfortune of being ship-wrecked four times in as many voyages. Through Jonathan Coe's expert retelling of Swift's famous satire about our human hubris and desires, today's young readers are swept along as Gulliver finds himself a giant among tiny humans in Lilliput; a tiny human among giants in Brobdignag; on the flying island of Laputa, with its most impractical intellectuals; and finally in the land of the Houyhnhnms, talking horses who think precious little of human "Yahoos". Dave Eggers says, of the series: "I couldn't be prouder to be a part of it. Ever since Alessandro conceived this idea I thought it was brilliant. The editions that they've complied have been lushly illustrated and elegantly designed."
Author : Jonathan Swift
Publisher : Echo Library
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 36,95 MB
Release : 2011-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781603037228
Author : Jonathan Swift
Publisher : Bantam Classics
Page : 653 pages
File Size : 29,61 MB
Release : 1984-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 055321232X
Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read “It is universally read, from the cabinet council to the nursery,” remarked Alexander Pope when Gulliver's Travels was published in 1726. One of the unique books of world literature, Swift's masterful satire describes the astonishing voyages of one Lemuel Gulliver, a ship's surgeon, to surreal kingdoms inhabited by miniature people and giants, quack philosophers and scientists, horses endowed with reason and men who behave like beasts. Written with great wit and invention, Gulliver's Travels is a savage parody on man and his institutions that has captivated readers for nearly three centuries. As bestselling author and critic Allan Bloom observed: “Gulliver's Travels is an amazing rhetorical achievement. Swift had not only the judgment with which to arrive at a reasoned view of the world but the fancy by means of which he could re-create that world in a form which teaches where argument fails and which satisfies all while misleading none.” This representative collection of Swift’s major writings includes the complete Gulliver’s Travels as well as A Tale of a Tub, “The Battle of the Books,” “A Modest Proposal,” “An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity,” “The Bickerstaff Papers,” and many more of his brilliantly satirical works. Here too are selections from Swift’s poetry and portions of his Journal to Stella. Swift’s savage ridicule, corrosive wit, and sparkling humor are fully displayed in this comprehensive collection.
Author : Luke Hayes
Publisher :
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 10,18 MB
Release : 2010-11
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780983148401
Gulliver's Travels for Kids is a wonderful new retelling of Johnathan Swift's classic work. Acclaimed author Luke Hayes makes the entire strange and gripping tale available for young readers. This version retains all of Swift's imaginative flights and wry humor. A natural storyteller, Hayes unfolds the tale in easy-to-read dialogue and fast-paced prose, remaining faithful to the story's tone and essence.Gulliver's Travels for Kids will enable readers aged 8 to 12 to enjoy this timeless classic in a hip, cool and enjoyable form. It makes great bedtime reading for younger children, too.
Author : Jonathan Swift
Publisher :
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 32,74 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Satire
ISBN : 9781582791814
Author : Jonathan Swift
Publisher :
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 25,35 MB
Release : 1726
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Michael Crichton
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 32,65 MB
Release : 2012-05-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0307816494
From the bestselling author of Jurassic Park, Timeline, and Sphere comes a deeply personal memoir full of fascinating adventures as he travels everywhere from the Mayan pyramids to Kilimanjaro. Fueled by a powerful curiosity—and by a need to see, feel, and hear, firsthand and close-up—Michael Crichton's journeys have carried him into worlds diverse and compelling—swimming with mud sharks in Tahiti, tracking wild animals through the jungle of Rwanda. This is a record of those travels—an exhilarating quest across the familiar and exotic frontiers of the outer world, a determined odyssey into the unfathomable, spiritual depths of the inner world. It is an adventure of risk and rejuvenation, terror and wonder, as exciting as Michael Crichton's many masterful and widely heralded works of fiction.
Author : Lisa Findlay
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 22,92 MB
Release : 2011-04-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0307771571
This simple retelling of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels focuses on the first voyage—Gulliver's time on the island of Lilliput. It is a great way to introduce newly independent readers to this classic adventure. Gulliver loves the life he's leading. As a doctor on a ship he travels to some very interesting places. But life at sea can be dangerous, too. Gulliver's ship is destroyed in a storm, and it takes every bit of his strength to swim to shore, where he falls asleep all alone. But he is not alone for long! Gulliver awakens to find himself being held captive on an island called Lilliput by people who are only six inches tall! Although they don't trust him at first, soon enough the Lilliputians see how handy it can be to have Gulliver around—at least some of the time. And Gulliver adds another exotic, exciting, and very funny adventure to his life experiences!
Author : Richard Warren Field
Publisher : Strider Nolan Media
Page : 521 pages
File Size : 30,6 MB
Release : 2010-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 193204521X
An epic novel steeped in action, intrigue, and romance. July 1187: the forces of the Muslim sultan known as Saladin have defeated the army of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, allowing Saladin to achieve his lifelong ambition of recapturing the Holy City for Islam. This sets the stage for the Third Crusade: the confrontation between Saladin and the legendary Christian warrior, Richard the Lionheart. Both men believe they are destined by God to lead their holy armies to complete victory. Richard, a legendary warrior with a keen military mind, finds his vow to retake Jerusalem complicated by infighting over succession to the British throne, a rivalry with the French king, and a choice between two potential queens. Meanwhile, Saladin struggles to keep his fractious forces together while remaining true to the noblest principles of Islam. These events are also portrayed through the eyes of two common men: Pierre of Botron is a Christian knight who is captured on the battlefield and subjected to the indignity of slavery. Rashid of Yenbo is a Muslim trader who finds prosperity in Saladin's triumphs. The relationship between Rashid and Pierre offers the possibility that people of good will can overcome polarizing conflicts. As events build toward the Battle of Jaffa, one of the most well-known conflicts of the Crusades, the fates of the characters depend on the choices they make between the compassionate and fanatical aspects of their faiths. The Swords of Faith offers an eye-opening comparison and contrast of the tenets of Christianity and Islam, insights that reverberate into the present day.
