| Author |
Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745 |
| Title |
Voyages du Capitaine Lemuel Gulliver, En Divers Pays Eloignes, Tome I de III
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 62.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
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| Note |
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulliver%27s_Travels Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Voyages_de_Gulliver
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| Credits |
Produced by Mohammad Aboomar for the QuantiQual Project;
Project ID: COALESCE/2017/117 (Irish Research Council)
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| Summary |
"Voyages du Capitaine Lemuel Gulliver, En Divers Pays Eloignes, Tome I de III" is a novel likely written in the early 18th century. The book follows the adventures of Lemuel Gulliver, a ship's surgeon who experiences fantastical journeys to strange lands, beginning with his arrival in the miniature world of Lilliput. The story explores themes of society, politics, and human nature through Gulliver's interactions with the inhabitants of these lands. The opening portion introduces Gulliver's background, detailing his upbringing in Nottingham, education at Cambridge, and training as a surgeon. After several voyages, he finds himself shipwrecked and swims to the shores of Lilliput, where he is captured by tiny inhabitants. The narrative highlights his struggles as he adapts to this new world, including his capture, the peculiar customs of the Lilliputians, and his efforts to communicate with them. As he begins to earn their trust, the stage is set for his subsequent adventures and the larger commentary on societal absurdities that will unfold throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
French |
| LoC Class |
PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
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| Subject |
Fantasy fiction
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| Subject |
Satire
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| Subject |
Travelers -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Gulliver, Lemuel (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Voyages, Imaginary -- Early works to 1800
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
61691 |
| Release Date |
Mar 29, 2020 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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