- Audiobook
- 2025
- 11 hrs 24 mins
- Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
Title
Gulliver's Travels
Description
Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels is a timeless exploration of the human spirit seen through the eyes of an adventurous traveler. In this work, Swift offers a playful yet clear reflection on society without detailing every fact. Instead, he invites readers to uncover hidden lessons through a series of curious encounters and unexpected adventures. The narrative gently nudges us to question the ways we live and the institutions that shape our lives, all while delighting us with visions of strange lands and unusual peoples.
Swift's language is straightforward and unpretentious, yet his wit sparkles on every page. The book does not simply recount a journey from one place to another; it hints at a deeper conversation about human nature, power, and the often absurd rules we follow. Each imagined world serves as a subtle mirror to our own, and every encounter offers a quiet challenge to accepted ideas.
The beauty of Gulliver's Travels lies in its ability to blend humor with thoughtful insight. Its elegance comes not from grandiose descriptions but from the honest, clear voice of its author. This work encourages us to laugh at ourselves and to view our own lives with a sense of curious wonder. It invites readers to see beyond the surface and to explore hidden truths about our society and ourselves.
This enduring work remains a beacon of creative insight, urging us to reexamine our lives with fresh clarity and purpose.
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Product details
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Gulliver's Travels
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Language:
EN
ISBN Audio:
4069828207882
Publication date:
February 28, 2025
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Duration
11 hrs 24 mins
Product type
AUDIO
Explicit:
No
Audio drama:
No
Unabridged:
Yes
About the author:
Jonathan Swift (1667–1745), the master of irony and political satire, lived in a world he both scorned and dissected with merciless wit. Born in Dublin to English parents, he was orphaned before he could know his father. Raised by an uncle, educated at Trinity College, and reluctantly ordained as an Anglican clergyman, Swift found himself torn between ambition and disenchantment.
His early years as secretary to Sir William Temple in England introduced him to the corridors of power, but it was his return to Ireland that sharpened his pen. In pamphlets, sermons, and essays, he lashed out at corruption, absurdity, and human folly. A Tale of a Tub (1704) mocked religious excesses, while The Drapier's Letters (1724) turned him into a national hero for defending Irish economic interests.
Yet it was Gulliver's Travels (1726) that cemented his legacy. A fantastical voyage through lands of giants and tiny men, floating islands and savage horses, it was, beneath its adventure, a scathing indictment of politics, science, and human nature itself.
Swift's final years were marked by illness and isolation, his mind darkened by what he saw as the world's relentless descent into folly. He died in Dublin, leaving behind a legacy of razor-sharp satire that continues to challenge, provoke, and delight.
