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Gulliver's Travels

Author: Jonathan Swift

Synopsis:

Lemuel Gulliver, an English surgeon turned ship captain, embarks on four extraordinary voyages, each filled with encounters that challenge his perceptions of civilization. From island to island, Gulliver confronts a variety of strange beings and cultures—from the tiny but fierce Lilliputians to the hideous Yahoos, a stable of talking horses known as the Houyhnhnms, a race of decrepit immortals called the Struldbrugs, and even the ghosts of Julius Caesar and Homer.

Gulliver’s Travels is much more than a simple adventure story; it is a biting parody of the popular seafaring narratives of its time, a harsh critique of human nature’s inherent corruption, and a sharp satire of English society. Jonathan Swift’s masterpiece was written “to vex the world rather than divert it,” and for generations, it has continued to provoke thought and inspire readers.

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