Gulliver's Travel

Book Name: Gulliver's Travels

Genre: Satirical Fiction

Author: Jonathan Swift

"Every man desires to live long, but no man wishes to be old."

Gulliver's Travels, four-part satirical work of Anglo-Irish author Jonathan Swift, published anonymously in 1726 as Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. A keystone of English Literature, it was one of the books that gave birth to the novel form, though it did not yet have the rules of the genre as an organizing tool. A parody of then-popular travel narrative, Gulliver's Travels combines adventure with savage satire, mocking English customs and the politics of the day.

This book can be considered both a rip-roaring, fantastical adventure story suitable for children and adults alike, as well as a searing attack on the nature of society.

Gulliver's Travels describe the voyages of Lemuel Gulliver, a ship's surgeon. The first part is a Voyage to Lilliput where Gulliver finds himself in the land of miniature people, which are less than 6 inches tall and where you could see him as a giant among the race of little people. The second part is a voyage to Brobdingnag where he turns too little for your interpretations and people over there are like giants to him. The third part is a voyage to Laputa, a floating island and then the last part which is a voyage to the Land of Houyhnhnms, gentle horses whom he quickly comes to admire in contrast to the Yahoos, filthy bestial creatures who bear a disturbing resemblance to humans.

"... wife should be always a reasonable and agreeable companion because she cannot always be young."

Do read to find out what happens in these voyages and what impact these voyages had on Gulliver.

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