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Title: Gulliver's Travels
Author: Jonathan Swift
Illustrator: Milo Winter
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ā€œI found my arms and legs were strongly fastened on each side to the groundā€

Page 8

THE WINDERMERE SERIES

GULLIVERā€™S
TRAVELS

By JONATHAN SWIFT

with illustrations by
MILO WINTER

RAND McNALLY & COMPANY
New York Chicago San Francisco

Copyright, 1912, by
Rand McNally & Company

All rights reserved
Edition of 1936

Made in U. S. A.

THE CONTENTS PAGE The List of Illustrations xi A Biographical Note 1 A VOYAGE TO LILLIPUT CHAPTER I The Author gives some Account of Himself and Familyā€”His first Inducements to Travelā€”He is shipwrecked, and swims for his Lifeā€”Gets safe on Shore in the Country of Lilliputā€”Is made a Prisoner, and carried up the Country 5 CHAPTER II The Emperor of Lilliput, attended by several of the Nobility, comes to see the Author in his Confinementā€”The Emperorā€™s Person and Habits describedā€”Learned Men appointed to teach the Author their Languageā€”He gains Favor by his Mild Dispositionā€”His Pockets are searched, and his Sword and Pistols taken from him 18 CHAPTER III The Author diverts the Emperor, and his Nobility of both Sexes, in a very Uncommon Mannerā€”The Diversions of the Court of Lilliput describedā€”The Author has his Liberty granted him, upon Certain Conditions 30 CHAPTER IV Mildendo, the Metropolis of Lilliput, described, together with the Emperorā€™s Palaceā€”A Conversation between the Author and a Principal Secretary, concerning the Affairs of that Empireā€”The Authorā€™s Offers to serve the Emperor in his Wars 40 CHAPTER V The Author, by an Extraordinary Stratagem, prevents an Invasionā€”A high Title of Honor is conferred upon himā€”Ambassadors arrive from the Emperor of Blefuscu, and sue for Peace 47 CHAPTER VI Of the Inhabitants of Lilliput; their Learning, Laws, and Customs; the Manner of educating their Childrenā€”The Authorā€™s Way of Living in that Countryā€”His Vindication of a Great Lady 54 CHAPTER VII The Author being informed of a Design to accuse him of High Treason, makes his Escape to Blefuscuā€”His Reception there 67 CHAPTER VIII The Author, by a lucky Accident, finds Means to leave Blefuscu; and, after some Difficulties, returns safe to his Native Country 77 A VOYAGE TO BROBDINGNAG CHAPTER I A great Storm described; the Longboat sent to fetch Water; the Author goes with it to discover the Countryā€”He is left on Shore, is seized by one of the Natives, and carried to a Farmerā€™s Houseā€”His Reception there, with several Accidents that happened to himā€”A Description of the Inhabitants 85 CHAPTER II A Description of the Farmerā€™s Daughterā€”The Author carried to a Market Town, and then to the Metropolisā€”The Particulars of his Journey 100 CHAPTER III The Author sent for to Courtā€”The Queen buys him of his Master, the Farmer, and presents him to the Kingā€”He disputes with His Majestyā€™s great Scholarsā€”An Apartment at Court provided for the Authorā€”He is in high Favor with the Queenā€”He stands up for the Honor of his own Countryā€”His Quarrels with the Queenā€™s Dwarf 107 CHAPTER IV The Country describedā€”A Proposal for correcting Modern Mapsā€”The Kingā€™s Palace, and some Account of the Metropolisā€”The Authorā€™s Way of Travelingā€”The Chief Temple described 120 CHAPTER V Several Adventures that happened to the Authorā€”The Execution of a Criminalā€”The Author shows his Skill in Navigation 126 CHAPTER VI Several Contrivances of the Author to please the King and Queenā€”He shows his Skill in Musicā€”The King inquires into the State of Europe, which the Author relates to himā€”The Kingā€™s Observations thereon 136 CHAPTER VII The Authorā€™s Love of his Countryā€”He makes a Proposal of much Advantage to the King, which is rejectedā€”The Kingā€™s great Ignorance in Politicsā€”The Learning of that Country very imperfect and confinedā€”The Laws and Military Affairs and Parties in the State 147 CHAPTER VIII The King and Queen make a Progress to the Frontiersā€”The Author attends themā€”The Manner in which he leaves the Country very particularly relatedā€”He returns to England 155 A VOYAGE TO LAPUTA, BALNIBARBI, LUGGNAGG, GLUBBDUBDRIB AND JAPAN CHAPTER I The Author sets out on his Third Voyageā€”Is taken by Piratesā€”The Malice of a Dutchmanā€”His Arrival at an Islandā€”He is received into Laputa 169 CHAPTER II The Humors and Dispositions of the Laputians describedā€”An Account of their Learningā€”Of the King and his Courtā€”The Authorā€™s Reception thereā€”The Inhabitants subject to Fears and Disquietudesā€”An Account of the Women 176 CHAPTER III A Phenomenon solved by modern Philosophy and Astronomyā€”The Laputiansā€™ great Improvements in the Latterā€”The Kingā€™s Method of suppressing Insurrections 187 CHAPTER IV The Author leaves Laputaā€”Is conveyed to Balnibarbiā€”Arrives at the Metropolisā€”A Description of the Metropolis and the Country adjoiningā€”The Author hospitably received by a Great Lordā€”His Conversation with that Lord 194 CHAPTER V The Author permitted to see the Grand Academy of Lagadoā€”The Academy largely describedā€”The Arts wherein the Professors employ themselves 201 CHAPTER VI A further Account of the Academyā€”The Author proposes some Improvements, which are honorably received 209 CHAPTER VII The Author leaves Lagadoā€”Arrives at Maldonadaā€”No Ship readyā€”He takes a short Voyage to Glubbdubdribā€”His Reception by the Governor 216 CHAPTER VIII A further Account of Glubbdubdribā€”Ancient and modern History corrected 221 CHAPTER IX The Authorā€™s Return to Maldonadaā€”Sails to the Kingdom of Luggnaggā€”The Author confinedā€”He is sent for to Courtā€”The Manner of his Admittanceā€”The Kingā€™s great Lenity to his Subjects 228 CHAPTER X The Luggnaggians commendedā€”A Particular Description of the Struldbrugs, with many Conversations between the Author and some Eminent Persons upon that Subject 233 CHAPTER XI The Author leaves Luggnagg, and sails to Japanā€”From thence he returns in a Dutch Ship to Amsterdam, and from Amsterdam to England 244 A VOYAGE TO THE COUNTRY OF THE HOUYHNHNMS CHAPTER I The Author sets out as Captain of a Shipā€”His Men conspire against him, confine him a Long Time to his Cabin, and set him on Shore in an Unknown Landā€”He travels up in the Countryā€”The Yahoos, a strange Sort of Animal, describedā€”The Author meets two Houyhnhnms 249 CHAPTER II The Author conducted by a Houyhnhnm to his Houseā€”The House describedā€”The Authorā€™s Receptionā€”The Food of the Houyhnhnmsā€”The Author in Distress for Want of Meat is at last relievedā€”His Manner of Feeding in this Country 257 CHAPTER III The Author studious to learn the Languageā€”The Houyhnhnm his Master assists in teaching himā€”The Language describedā€”Several Houyhnhnms of Quality come out of Curiosity to see the Authorā€”He gives his Master a Short Account of his Voyage 265 CHAPTER IV The Houyhnhnmsā€™ Notion of Truth and Falsehoodā€”The Authorā€™s Discourse disapproved by his Masterā€”The Author gives a more particular Account of himself, and the Accidents of his Voyage 272 CHAPTER V The Author at his Masterā€™s Command, informs him of the State of Englandā€”The Causes of War among the Princes of Europeā€”The Author begins to explain the English Constitution 279 CHAPTER VI A Continuation of the State of England under Queen Anneā€”The Character of a first Minister of State in some European Courts 289 CHAPTER VII The Authorā€™s great Love of his Native Countryā€”His Masterā€™s Observations upon the Constitution and Administration of England, as described by the Author, with parallel Cases and Comparisonsā€”His Masterā€™s Observations upon Human Nature 297 CHAPTER VIII The Author relates several Particulars of the Yahoosā€”The great Virtues of the Houyhnhnmsā€”The Education and Exercise of their Youthā€”Their General Assembly 305 CHAPTER IX A grand Debate at the General Assembly of the Houyhnhnms, and how it was determinedā€”The Learning of the Houyhnhnmsā€”Their Buildingsā€”Their Manner of Burialsā€”The Defectiveness of their Language 311 CHAPTER X The Authorā€™s Economy and Happy Life among the Houyhnhnmsā€”His great Improvement in Virtue by conversing with themā€”Their Conversationsā€”The Author has Notice given him by his Master that he must depart from the Countryā€”He falls into a Swoon for Grief, but submitsā€”He contrives and finishes a Canoe by the Help of a Fellow Servant, and puts to Sea at a Venture 318 CHAPTER XI The Authorā€™s dangerous Voyageā€”He arrives at New Holland, hoping to settle thereā€”Is wounded with an Arrow by one of the Nativesā€”Is seized and carried by Force into a Portuguese Shipā€”The great Civilities of the Captainā€”The Author arrives at England 327 CHAPTER XII The Authorā€™s Veracityā€”His Design in publishing this Workā€”His Censure of those Travelers who swerve from the Truthā€”The Author clears himself from any Sinister Ends in writingā€”An Objection answeredā€”The Method of planting Coloniesā€”His Native Country commendedā€”The Right of the Crown to those Countries described by the Author is justifiedā€”The Difficulty of conquering themā€”The Author takes his Last Leave of the Reader; proposes his Manner of Living for the Future; gives Good Advice, and concludes 337

THE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Facing ā€œI found my Arms and Legs were strongly fastened on Each Side to the Groundā€ Title ā€œI likewise delivered up my Watch, which the Emperor was very curious to seeā€ 26 ā€œThey perceived the Whole Fleet moving in Orderā€ 50 ā€œI have passed many an Afternoon very agreeably in these Conversationsā€ 64 ā€œThese horrible Animals had the Boldness to attack me on Both Sidesā€ 96 ā€œI banged it a Good While with One of my Scullsā€ 128 ā€œI heard a Noise over my Head like the Clapping of Wingsā€ 160 ā€œAt last we entered the Palaceā€ 182 ā€œHe had been Eight Years upon a Project for extracting Sunbeams out of Cucumbersā€ 206 ā€œI saw coming towards the House a Kind of Vehicle drawn like a Sledge by Four Yahoosā€ 260

A BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Jonathan Swift, whose name stands unchallenged at the head of the list of English satirists, was born on Irish soil, for it was in Dublin on November 30, 1667, that he opened his eyes upon a career in which fortune and misfortune alternated in swift succession for seventy-eight years. Before his birth his father died, and his youth was embittered by the grudging provision made by an uncle for his education. Though a keen lover of history and poetry, he held in high disdain the ordinary study routine and the various regulations which govern institutions, obtaining his degree from Trinity College in Irelandā€™s capital city only by grace of special indulgence.

Restless and resentful and unhappy, when the Revolution of 1688 drove him forth from

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