An abridged version of Jonathan Swift's best-loved tale 'Gulliver's Travels'.Lemuel Gulliver sets sail from Bristol little knowing that he is soon to chance upon adventure in the astonishing land of Lilliput, where the people are only 6 inches tall. His next voyage takes him to a land of giants, where even more extraordinary adventures await him.
This book is part of a book series called Ladybird Classics .
. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.
There are 56 pages in this book. This book was published 2003 by Penguin Books Ltd .
Chris Edge is the author of "Shackleton: A Beginner's Guide. " Graham Howell is the illustrator of numerous children's books and has illustrated for the BBC, Heinemann, and 20th Century Fox. He is the author and illustrator of "Merlin's Magical Creatures. " Nick Harris is an illustrator of children's books. Anglo-Irish poet, satirist and clergyman, Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), was born in Dublin to English parents. He embarked on a career as diplomatic secretary and became increasingly involved in politics. He published many satirical works of verse and prose, including A Tale of a Tub, A Modest Proposal, and Gulliver's Travels.
This book contains the following story:
Gulliver's Travels
Shipwrecked and cast adrift, Lemuel Gulliver wakes to find himself on Lilliput, an island inhabited by little people, whose height makes their quarrels over fashion and fame seem ridiculous. His subsequent encounters - with the crude giants of Brobdingnag, the philosophical Houyhnhnms and brutish Yahoos - give Gulliver new, bitter insights into human behaviour.
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Ladybird Classics
Ladybird Classics are retold versions of the most-loved children's classic stories, and are specially designed to appeal to a younger audience.