Gulliver's travels / Jonathan Swift ; adapted by James Riordan ; illustrated by Victor G. Ambrus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745.

Contributor:

Geoffrey Denison Gulliver's Travels Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gulliver, Lemuel (Fictitious character)--Fiction.

Gulliver, Lemuel.

Gulliver, Lemuel (Fictitious character).

Voyages and travels.

Voyages, Imaginary.

Voyages, Imaginary--Fiction.

Travelers--Fiction.

Travelers.

Shipwrecks--Fiction.

Shipwrecks.

Imaginary places--Fiction.

Imaginary places.

Voyages and travels--Fiction.

Genre:

Fiction.

Voyages, Imaginary.

Penn Provenance:

Denison, Geoffrey (former owner)

Physical Description:

91 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, [1992]

Summary:

An adaptation of Swift's satiric fantasies about Lilliput and Brobdingnag. Two of the most appealing of Gulliver's adventures: Lilliput, where the human is a giant among dwarves, and Brobdingnag, where the human is a dwarf among giants. These are the stories of Gulliver's Travels, Jonathan Swift's classic tale of fantastic adventures in far-off lands, brilliantly retold by James Riordan in rich, vivid prose that captures all the whimsy and satire of the original in the modern language of today's children. The illustrations by noted artist Victor Ambrus are rich and colorful, delicate in detail, strong in composition, and permeated with humor. And the insightful -- often scathing -- social commentary that Swift wove into his original tale remains intact, providing fascinating reading for adults as well as children.

Notes:

Maps on end papers.

Local Notes:

Purchased for the Penn Libraries in 2009.

ISBN:

0192798979

9780192798978

OCLC:

824182287