Gulliver S Travels Into Several Remote Regions Of The World

Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift is a witty and insightful satirical novel recounts the history of Lemuel Gulliver, "First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of several Ships". In his travels Gulliver visits the Land of Lilliput, where he towers over the local inhabitants, the land of Brobdingnag where he is much smaller than the citizens, the floating island of Laputa, infested with fanatical scientists who in their obsession with reason behave with no sense at all and finally to the land of the brutish Yahoos who look to all intents and purposes like humans and are derided by the intelligent horse people. John Gay said in a 1726 letter to Swift that "it is universally read, from the cabinet council to the nursery"

Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Regions of the World by Jonathan Swift., is a 1726 prose satire by Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan Swift, satirizing both human nature and the literary subgenre of "tales of travelers". It is Swift's best-known complete work, and a classic of English literature. Swift claimed that he wrote Gulliver's Travels "to irritate the world rather than lead it astray." The book was an immediate success. English playwright John Gay commented: "It is read universally, from the cabinet council to the nursery." In 2015 Robert McCrum released his shortlist of the 100 Greatest Novels of All Time featuring Gulliver's Travels as "a satirical masterpiece." The journey begins with a short preamble in which Lemuel Gulliver gives a brief summary of his life and history before his travels.During his first voyage, Gulliver is dragged ashore after a shipwreck and is imprisoned by a race of small people, less than 6 inches (15 cm) tall, who are inhabitants of the island of Lilliput. After ensuring his good behavior, he is given a residence in Lilliput and becomes a favorite of the Lilliput Royal Court. The King of Lilliput also gives him permission to tour the city on the condition that he does not harm his subjects.