Gulliver’s Travels

Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels remains one of the most incisive satires ever written, and this Wordsworth Classics paperback delivers it with crisp clarity. First published in 1726, the novel follows Lemuel Gulliver—a ship’s surgeon turned globe-trotter—through fantastical lands that mirror the absurdities of human politics, religion, and society. From the Lilliputians’ petty bureaucracy to the Houyhnhnms’ rational utopia, Swift’s allegories still sting with biting relevance. The compact 288-page format, designed for easy reading, includes an introduction by Doreen Roberts and editorial guidance from Dr. Keith Carabine, making it ideal for students and educators alike. Widely studied in high school and college classrooms, this edition blends literary merit with accessible design. Whether you’re exploring political philosophy, early speculative fiction, or simply curious about a book that reshaped satire, this is the authoritative, classroom-tested version.