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Through the eyes of Lemuel Gulliver, Swift’s unforgettable satire takes listeners into worlds formerly unimagined. Visit four strange and remarkable lands: Lilliput, where Gulliver seems a giant among a race of tiny people; Brobdingnag, the opposite, where the natives are giants and Gulliver puny; the ruined yet magical country of Laputa; and the home of the Houyhnhnms, gentle horses far superior to the ugly humanoid Yahoos who share their universe.

Gulliver's Travels is a classic tale, originally a satire meant for adults, and yet a fascinating fable of magical and unusual events that even children can and will enjoy. First published in 1726, it remain a comic masterpiece popular even today.

A Modest Proposal is a satirical essay by Jonathan Swift written in 1729. It's a social commentary on British society's treatment of the poor. Saying more than this would be a spoiler! Please enjoy this unabridged and crisply narrated rendition of Swift's greatest work.

Celtic Poets breathes vitality into the works of Swift, Burns, Wilde, and more. Cosham's finely honed delivery brings verdant valleys, quaint villages, and drunkards' and maidens' conversations to listeners' ears. What is not to love?

Gulliver’s Travels takes listeners on an adventure to fictional and real places in the world, with fantastical elements such as a society of tiny people, flying cities, and the ghosts of ancient world leaders. Gulliver’s adventure takes him all over, and each location is uniquely themed and satirizes themes from our real world.

In one of the most well-known works of satire, Jonathan Swift puts forth a “modest proposal”. Swift begins by outlining the suffering that the starving beggars in Ireland experience daily. He paints a grim picture of the plight these people face to help the listener relate to the situation before turning the tables and suggesting that to alleviate the economic troubles of the poor, their children could be sold as food to the upper class. The shock from this sudden change is expounded by Swift’s continued explanation of the proposal.

So macht er auf der Insel Liliput die Bekanntschaft der winzigen Einwohner, auf der Insel Brobdingnag aber ist er selbst ein Winzling, umgeben von Riesen. Doch auch Zauberer, schwebende Inseln und äußerst ungewöhnliche Pferde bleiben Gulliver auf seinen Abenteuern nicht verborgen...

Der Schiffsarzt Lemuel Gulliver schildert seine Erlebnisse auf vier Reisen Anfang des 18. Jahrhunderts. Auf diesen Reisen machte er zunächst auf der Insel Liliput die Bekanntschaft der winzigen Einwohner, den Liliputanern. Diesen kann er unter anderem dadurch behilflich sein, dass er eine Feuersbrunst durch einfaches Pinkeln zum Erlöschen bringt.

Gulliver's Travels is a classic satire on human nature and a parody of the "travelers' tales" literary genre. Lemuel Gulliver travels to the remote country of Lilliput where he encounters the six-inch-tall Lilliputians. On his next journey, he is captured by a 60-foot-tall native of Brobdingnag.

Gulliver landete nach einem Schiffsunglück auf einer einsamen Insel. Doch als er erwachte, merkte er, dass er nicht allein sein konnte: Über und über war er mit Fäden angebunden und festgespannt. Und noch während er darüber nachdachte, hörte er in einer seltsam kleinen Stimme die Sprache seiner Heimat.

Gli incredibili viaggi di Gulliver alla scoperta di nuovi mondi, in lingua inglese! Una collana di Classici della letteratura in lingua originale, per giovani desiderosi di imparare una nuova lingua, in forma ridotta per renderli più facili. Pubblicati come audiolibri per permettere di apprendere in modo ancora più semplice la pronuncia delle parole.

Los viajes de Gulliver fue publicada por primera vez en 1726, y tres siglos después mantiene toda su vigencia. Esta célebre novela satírica es a la vez un relato de aventuras y una artera reflexiónfilosófica sobre la constitución de las sociedades modernas. Los encuentros del naufragante Lemuel Gulliver con los minúsculos liliputienses, los gigantes de Brobdingnag, los filosóficos houyhnhnms y los brutos yahoos harán que el protagonista, como el lector, abra los ojos a la cruda y verdadera naturaleza humana.

Esta obra se ha grabado en su versión original, con mínimas adaptaciones. Cada viaje de Gulliver comienza con una tormenta y trae nuevas perspectivas a la vida de Gulliver pero sobre todo nuevas oportunidades para ridiculizar y reírse de la forma en la que vivía la sociedad de su época en Inglaterra.

A Lemuel Gulliver siempre le gustó viajar, navegar a través de los mares a lugares desconocidos, y descubrir culturas y costumbres. En esta oportunidad, podrás acompañarlo a escuchar grandes aventuras en la isla de Liliput, donde fue capturado por cientos de criaturas pequeñitas, y a Brobdingnag, donde el pequeño será él y tendrá que tener mucho cuidado para no terminar aplastado por equivocación.

A Modest Proposal is author Jonathan Swift's infamous and shocking satirical essay in which he suggests that the plight of the poor in Ireland could be eased if they simply agreed to sell their children to the elites of society to be used as food.

Nach einem Schiffbruch findet sich Gulliver auf einer Insel wieder - doch er kann sich nicht bewegen, denn er ist mit zahlreichen kleinen Schnüren gefesselt! Es dauert nicht lang, bis er herausfindet, wer ihn so gefangen genommen hat, und seine Überraschung ist groß...

UNA HUMILDE PROPUESTA: En Una humilde propuesta, Jonathan Swift aborda de manera satírica la devastadora pobreza en Irlanda del siglo XVIII. El autor sugiere que los niños pobres sean vendidos como alimento a los ricos, ofreciendo una solución económica tanto para combatir el hambre como para aliviar la miseria de los desfavorecidos. Esta propuesta extrema sirve como un vehemente comentario sobre la deshumanización y explotación de los pobres por parte de las élites adineradas.

Shipwrecked on an unknown island, Lemuel Gulliver finds himself not merely a fish out of water, but a very big fish in a small pond. He awakens to find himself tied to the ground by the natives of Lilliput—tiny people small enough to fit in his pocket and play hide and seek in his hair!

Gulliver, bir kasaba doktoru olarak kendi hâlinde yaşayan bir adamdır. Ancak geçim şartlarının kötüye gitmesi, onu gemilerde çalışmaya zorlar. Gulliver denizaşırı seferler yapan gemilerde doktorluk yaparak dünyayı dolaşır. Günün birinde korkunç bir fırtına gemisini batırır; Gulliver de kendini, her şeyin minicik olduğu Lilliput adlı tuhaf bir ülkede bulur. Bu ülkenin yerlileri bir dev olduğunu düşünerek onu esir alırlar. Bir şekilde yolunu bulup bu ülkeden canını zor kurtarır. Gulliver’in ikinci gezisi ise bu defa daha tuhaf bir yere, devler ülkesine olacaktır.

Shipwrecked and cast adrift, Lemuel Gulliver wakes to find himself on Lilliput, an island in miniature where he towers above the inhabitants and surroundings. His subsequent encounters - with the brash giants of Brobdingnag, the philosophical brutish Yahoos, the flying creatures of Laputa - give Gulliver bitter insights into life, love, and humanity.