Gulliver's Travels
A Robert Ingpen Illustrated Classic
Welbeck Publishing Group Limited · Print & ebook · November 9, 2021
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- Who it’s for
- Swift’s strange-island adventures pair comic misfortune with ideas that keep readers thinking.
- Genres
- The Classics
- Published
- Welbeck Publishing Group Limited, November 9, 2021
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The perfect gift for a curious mind. Share your beloved childhood stories with the next generation! When Lemuel Gulliver, a ship's surgeon, sets off on the high seas in search of adventure, things never seem to go quite according to plan. Through a series of disasters and misadventures, he finds himself cast upon strange islands whose inhabitants are of the most unusual size, and the most confusing philosophies.
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Gulliver's Travels has been loved by many generations of readers for almost 300 years, and the telling of the misfortunes and pleasures of its eponymous hero is one of Jonathan Swift's most enduring legacies. A full-colour illustrated edition of one of the world's best loved stories. 'Ingpen's drawings are utterly compelling' – Michael Morpurgo
Adventure With Ideas
Swift’s strange-island adventures pair comic misfortune with ideas that keep readers thinking.
Come here for
- Shipwrecks, strange islands, and philosophies that refuse to stay simple
- A classic adventure with room for playful thought
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- A full-colour illustrated edition
- An enduring story of misadventure, unusual inhabitants, and confusing philosophies
Where it sits
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Publisher categories
- The Classics
- Authors
- Jonathan Swift, Robert Ingpen
- Publisher
- Welbeck Publishing Group Limited
- Published
- November 9, 2021
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- The Classics