Angol
Lemuel Gulliver just wanted to get home. Instead, a shipwreck strands him in four of the strangest countries ever dreamed up, and he never once notices what they're really trying to tell him.
First he wakes up tied to the ground by people the size of his finger, who put him on trial over the height of his heels. Then he's the tiny one, kept as a pet by giants who could crush him without noticing. Next comes a floating island run by scientists so busy with their math they've stopped watching where they're going, plus a farm run into the ground by men who never stopped to ask if their brilliant ideas actually worked. Last is a country where horses reason calmly about right and wrong, and humans are the animals nobody wants to be.
Four voyages. Four mirrors. And a man who holds every one of them up to the world without ever once looking at himself in it.
Faithfully adapted from Jonathan Swift's 1726 classic, this edition keeps the wit, the strangeness, and the sharp questions underneath the adventure, paced and sharpened for readers today. It's funny enough to read in one sitting and strange enough to think about long after.
This edition includes original illustrations, a note on Jonathan Swift and why the book still matters 300 years later, "10 Souvenirs From the Four Voyages" (key takeaways for young readers), and three discussion trails connecting the story to real history, science, and philosophy.
Perfect for readers ages 9-12 who love adventure, humor, and stories that make them think.
