Gulliver's Travels
by Jonathan Swift
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Paperback book is in new, unread condition, pages
crisp and clean, no stains. No signs of use. Very slight shelf wear on edges
of dust jacket from book bins. ISBN 0671001744 1996 edition. 329 pages long.
Additional pictures of condition are available.
BOOK DESCRIPTION:
Jonathan Swift's satirical novel was first published in
1726, yet it is still valid today. Gulliver's Travels describes the four
fantastic voyages of Lemuel Gulliver, a kindly ship's surgeon. Swift
portrays him as an observer, a reporter, and a victim of circumstance. His
travels take him to Lilliput where he is a giant observing tiny people. In
Brobdingnag, the tables are reversed and he is the tiny person in a land of
giants where he is exhibited as a curiosity at markets and fairs. The flying
island of Laputa is the scene of his next voyage. The people plan and plot
as their country lies in ruins. It is a world of illusion and distorted
values. The fourth and final voyage takes him to the home of the Houyhnhnms,
gentle horses who rule the land. He also encounters Yahoos, filthy bestial
creatures who resemble humans. The story is read by British actor Martin
Shaw with impeccable diction and clarity and great inflection. If broken
into short listening segments, the tapes are an excellent tool for
presenting an abridged version of Gulliver's Travels.
Naxos follows its usual practice of punctuating the narrative with carefully
chosen classical music segments appropriate to the mood of the particular
part of the story. Neville Jason reads this classic satire, supposedly a
travelogue to remote islands with bizarre inhabitants, with an intense
British voice that is crisp and effective. This is a heavy abridgment of the
original, with some choppiness in continuity. Everyone will recognize the
Lilliputians and the giants of Brogdingnag; the airborne islanders and
intelligent horses are less familiar. Abridger Daniel Eilon retains the
story's essential core, and Jason captures the tone well.
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as well as a description of the pictures. Any questions please
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