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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 13.5 - AR Pts: 25
Lexile measure
HL 1240L
Language
English
Description
The direct and unadorned narrative describes four remarkable journeys of ship's surgeon Lemuel Gulliver, among them one to the land of Lilliput, where six-inch-high inhabitants bicker over trivialities; and another to Brobdingnag, a land where giants reduce man to insignificance. Written with disarming simplicity and careful attention to detail, this classic is diverse in its appeal: for children, it remains an enchanting fantasy. For adults, it is...
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Language
English
Description
This narrative of four incredible journeys, rightfully regarded as a children's favorite, is also an excellent satire. Swift devastates the institutions of Politics, Royalty and the Law, while also skewering scientists, historians and all "Yahoos" in ways which still hold true today.
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Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Presents the 1726 text of Swift's satire in which a shipwrecked Englishman encounters bizarre populations in unheard-of lands, including an enlightened race of horses that makes him see his fellow humans as vile creatures; and includes notes and fourteen works of criticism.
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