{"product_id":"gullivers-travels-paperback-17","title":"Gulliver's Travels - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan Swift\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAllan Ingram\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this narrative of the gullible ship's doctor Lemuel Gulliver and his extraordinary travels, Jonathan Swift takes readers through a series of apparently child-like fantasy worlds of tiny people and giants, floating islands and talking horses.\u003c\/strong\u003e But through this fantastic journey, he also gave to literature an enduring model of mankind's follies, vulnerabilities, vanities, and self-destructiveness. Dangerously topical in its own time and much debated ever since, Gulliver's Travels is among those works of English literature that entrap and challenge readers in every period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition uses the 1735 edition as the copy text, retaining the original, unmodernized text. \u003cstrong\u003eHistorical appendices\u003c\/strong\u003e provide a context for the novel's literary models, scientific influences, and complex political and religious allusions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In this narrative of the gullible ship's doctor Lemuel Gulliver and his extraordinary travels, Jonathan Swift takes readers through a series of apparently child-like fantasy worlds of tiny people and giants, floating islands and talking horses. But through this fantastic journey, he also gave to literature an enduring model of mankind's follies, vulnerabilities, vanities, and self-destructiveness. Dangerously topical in its own time and much debated ever since, \u003cem\u003eGulliver's Travels\u003c\/em\u003e is among those works of English literature that entrap and challenge readers in every period. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e This edition uses the 1735 edition as the copy text, retaining the original, unmodernized text. Historical appendices provide a context for the novel's literary models, scientific influences, and complex political and religious allusions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAllan Ingram\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of English at Northumbria University. He is currently Director of a major research project, \"Before Depression: The Culture and Representation of the English Malady, 1660-1800\" (www.beforedepression.com). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 454\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 27, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42730527129663,"sku":"9781551119793","price":38.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d52a54ac873423914999a56ccaa9083e.webp?v=1765126125","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/gullivers-travels-paperback-17","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}