Gulliver's Travels

The Author gives some Account of Himself and Family—His first Inducements to Travel—He is shipwrecked, and swims for his Life—Gets safe on Shore in the Country of Lilliput—Is ma...

The Emperor of Lilliput, attended by several of the Nobility, comes to see the Author in his Confinement—The Emperor’s Person and Habits described—Learned Men appointed to teach...

The Author diverts the Emperor, and his Nobility of both Sexes, in a very Uncommon Manner—The Diversions of the Court of Lilliput described—The Author has his Liberty granted hi...

Mildendo, the Metropolis of Lilliput, described, together with the Emperor’s Palace—A Conversation between the Author and a Principal Secretary, concerning the Affairs of that E...

The Author, by an Extraordinary Stratagem, prevents an Invasion—A high Title of Honor is conferred upon him—Ambassadors arrive from the Emperor of Blefuscu, and sue for Peace 47

Of the Inhabitants of Lilliput; their Learning, Laws, and Customs; the Manner of educating their Children—The Author’s Way of Living in that Country—His Vindication of a Great L...

A great Storm described; the Longboat sent to fetch Water; the Author goes with it to discover the Country—He is left on Shore, is seized by one of the Natives, and carried to a...

The Author sent for to Court—The Queen buys him of his Master, the Farmer, and presents him to the King—He disputes with His Majesty’s great Scholars—An Apartment at Court provi...

Several Contrivances of the Author to please the King and Queen—He shows his Skill in Music—The King inquires into the State of Europe, which the Author relates to him—The King’...

The Author’s Love of his Country—He makes a Proposal of much Advantage to the King, which is rejected—The King’s great Ignorance in Politics—The Learning of that Country very im...

The King and Queen make a Progress to the Frontiers—The Author attends them—The Manner in which he leaves the Country very particularly related—He returns to England 155

The Humors and Dispositions of the Laputians described—An Account of their Learning—Of the King and his Court—The Author’s Reception there—The Inhabitants subject to Fears and D...

The Author leaves Laputa—Is conveyed to Balnibarbi—Arrives at the Metropolis—A Description of the Metropolis and the Country adjoining—The Author hospitably received by a Great...

The Author’s Return to Maldonada—Sails to the Kingdom of Luggnagg—The Author confined—He is sent for to Court—The Manner of his Admittance—The King’s great Lenity to his Subject...

The Author sets out as Captain of a Ship—His Men conspire against him, confine him a Long Time to his Cabin, and set him on Shore in an Unknown Land—He travels up in the Country...

The Author conducted by a Houyhnhnm to his House—The House described—The Author’s Reception—The Food of the Houyhnhnms—The Author in Distress for Want of Meat is at last relieve...

The Author studious to learn the Language—The Houyhnhnm his Master assists in teaching him—The Language described—Several Houyhnhnms of Quality come out of Curiosity to see the...

The Houyhnhnms’ Notion of Truth and Falsehood—The Author’s Discourse disapproved by his Master—The Author gives a more particular Account of himself, and the Accidents of his Vo...

The Author at his Master’s Command, informs him of the State of England—The Causes of War among the Princes of Europe—The Author begins to explain the English Constitution 279

The Author’s great Love of his Native Country—His Master’s Observations upon the Constitution and Administration of England, as described by the Author, with parallel Cases and...

A grand Debate at the General Assembly of the Houyhnhnms, and how it was determined—The Learning of the Houyhnhnms—Their Buildings—Their Manner of Burials—The Defectiveness of t...

The Author’s Economy and Happy Life among the Houyhnhnms—His great Improvement in Virtue by conversing with them—Their Conversations—The Author has Notice given him by his Maste...

The Author’s dangerous Voyage—He arrives at New Holland, hoping to settle there—Is wounded with an Arrow by one of the Natives—Is seized and carried by Force into a Portuguese S...

The Author’s Veracity—His Design in publishing this Work—His Censure of those Travelers who swerve from the Truth—The Author clears himself from any Sinister Ends in writing—An...

THE AUTHOR GIVES SOME ACCOUNT OF HIMSELF AND FAMILY—HIS FIRST INDUCEMENTS TO TRAVEL—HE IS SHIPWRECKED, AND SWIMS FOR HIS LIFE—GETS SAFE ON SHORE IN THE COUNTRY OF LILLIPUT—IS MA...

THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT, ATTENDED BY SEVERAL OF THE NOBILITY, COMES TO SEE THE AUTHOR IN HIS CONFINEMENT—THE EMPEROR’S PERSON AND HABITS DESCRIBED—LEARNED MEN APPOINTED TO TEACH...

THE AUTHOR DIVERTS THE EMPEROR, AND HIS NOBILITY OF BOTH SEXES, IN A VERY UNCOMMON MANNER—THE DIVERSIONS OF THE COURT OF LILLIPUT DESCRIBED—THE AUTHOR HAS HIS LIBERTY GRANTED HI...

MILDENDO, THE METROPOLIS OF LILLIPUT, DESCRIBED, TOGETHER WITH THE EMPEROR’S PALACE—A CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE AUTHOR AND A PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, CONCERNING THE AFFAIRS OF THAT E...

The empire of Blefuscu is an island situated to the northeast of Lilliput, from which it is parted only by a channel eight hundred yards wide. I had not yet seen it, and upon th...

OF THE INHABITANTS OF LILLIPUT; THEIR LEARNING, LAWS, AND CUSTOMS; THE MANNER OF EDUCATING THEIR CHILDREN—THE AUTHOR’S WAY OF LIVING IN THAT COUNTRY—HIS VINDICATION OF A GREAT L...

Before I proceed to give an account of my leaving this kingdom, it may be proper to inform the reader of a private intrigue which had been for two months forming against me. I h...

Three days after my arrival, walking out of curiosity to the northeast coast of the island, I observed, about half a league off in the sea, somewhat that looked like a boat over...

A GREAT STORM DESCRIBED; THE LONGBOAT SENT TO FETCH WATER; THE AUTHOR GOES WITH IT TO DISCOVER THE COUNTRY—HE IS LEFT ON SHORE; IS SEIZED BY ONE OF THE NATIVES, AND CARRIED TO A...

My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of forward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skillful in dressing her baby. Her mother and she contrived...

THE AUTHOR SENT FOR TO COURT—THE QUEEN BUYS HIM OF HIS MASTER, THE FARMER, AND PRESENTS HIM TO THE KING—HE DISPUTES WITH HIS MAJESTY’S GREAT SCHOLARS—AN APARTMENT AT COURT PROVI...

I now intend to give the reader a short description of this country, as far as I traveled in it, which was not above two thousand miles round Lorbrulgrud, the metropolis. For th...

I should have lived happy enough in that country, if my littleness had not exposed me to several ridiculous and troublesome accidents; some of which I shall venture to relate. G...

SEVERAL CONTRIVANCES OF THE AUTHOR TO PLEASE THE KING AND QUEEN—HE SHOWS HIS SKILL IN MUSIC—THE KING INQUIRES INTO THE STATE OF EUROPE, WHICH THE AUTHOR RELATES TO HIM—THE KING’...

THE AUTHOR’S LOVE OF HIS COUNTRY—HE MAKES A PROPOSAL OF MUCH ADVANTAGE TO THE KING, WHICH IS REJECTED—THE KING’S GREAT IGNORANCE IN POLITICS—THE LEARNING OF THAT COUNTRY VERY IM...

I had always a strong impulse that I should sometime recover my liberty, though it was impossible to conjecture by what means, or to form any project with the least hope of succ...

I had not been at home above ten days, when Captain William Robinson, a Cornishman, commander of the Hopewell, a stout ship of three hundred tons, came to my house. I had former...

THE HUMORS AND DISPOSITIONS OF THE LAPUTIANS DESCRIBED—AN ACCOUNT OF THEIR LEARNING—OF THE KING AND HIS COURT—THE AUTHOR’S RECEPTION THERE—THE INHABITANTS SUBJECT TO FEARS AND D...

I desired leave of this prince to see the curiosities of the island, which he was graciously pleased to grant, and ordered my tutor to attend me. I chiefly wanted to know to wha...

THE AUTHOR LEAVES LAPUTA—IS CONVEYED TO BALNIBARBI—ARRIVES AT THE METROPOLIS—A DESCRIPTION OF THE METROPOLIS AND THE COUNTRY ADJOINING—THE AUTHOR HOSPITABLY RECEIVED BY A GREAT...

This academy is not an entire single building, but a continuation of several houses on both sides of a street which, growing waste, was purchased and applied to that use.

In the school of political projectors I was but ill entertained, the professors appearing to me wholly out of their senses, which is a scene that never fails to make me melancho...

The continent, of which this kingdom is a part, extends itself, as I have reason to believe, eastward to that unknown tract of America, westward of California, and north to the...

Having a desire to see those ancients who were most renowned for wit and learning, I set apart one day on purpose. I proposed that Homer and Aristotle might appear at the head o...

THE AUTHOR’S RETURN TO MALDONADA—SAILS TO THE KINGDOM OF LUGGNAGG—THE AUTHOR CONFINED—HE IS SENT FOR TO COURT—THE MANNER OF HIS ADMITTANCE—THE KING’S GREAT LENITY TO HIS SUBJECTS.

The Luggnaggians are a polite and generous people, and although they are not without some share of that pride which is peculiar to all Eastern countries, yet they show themselve...

I thought this account of the _struldbrugs_ might be some entertainment to the reader, because it seems to be a little out of the common way; at least I do not remember to have...

THE AUTHOR SETS OUT AS CAPTAIN OF A SHIP—HIS MEN CONSPIRE AGAINST HIM, CONFINE HIM A LONG TIME TO HIS CABIN, AND SET HIM ON SHORE IN AN UNKNOWN LAND—HE TRAVELS UP IN THE COUNTRY...

THE AUTHOR CONDUCTED BY A HOUYHNHNM TO HIS HOUSE—THE HOUSE DESCRIBED—THE AUTHOR’S RECEPTION—THE FOOD OF THE HOUYHNHNMS—THE AUTHOR IN DISTRESS FOR WANT OF MEAT, IS AT LAST RELIEV...

THE AUTHOR STUDIOUS TO LEARN THE LANGUAGE—THE HOUYHNHNM HIS MASTER ASSISTS IN TEACHING HIM—THE LANGUAGE DESCRIBED—SEVERAL HOUYHNHNMS OF QUALITY COME OUT OF CURIOSITY TO SEE THE...

My master heard me with great appearances of uneasiness in his countenance; because doubting or not believing, are so little known in this country, that the inhabitants cannot t...

THE AUTHOR AT HIS MASTER’S COMMAND, INFORMS HIM OF THE STATE OF ENGLAND—THE CAUSES OF WAR AMONG THE PRINCES OF EUROPE—THE AUTHOR BEGINS TO EXPLAIN THE ENGLISH CONSTITUTION.

My master was yet wholly at a loss to understand what motives could incite this race of lawyers to perplex, disquiet, and weary themselves, and engage in a confederacy of injust...

THE AUTHOR’S GREAT LOVE OF HIS NATIVE COUNTRY—HIS MASTER’S OBSERVATIONS UPON THE CONSTITUTION AND ADMINISTRATION OF ENGLAND, AS DESCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, WITH PARALLEL CASES AND...

As I ought to have understood human nature much better than I supposed it possible for my master to do, it was easy to apply the character he gave of the _yahoos_ to myself and...

A GRAND DEBATE AT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE HOUYHNHNMS, AND HOW IT WAS DETERMINED—THE LEARNING OF THE HOUYHNHNMS—THEIR BUILDINGS—THEIR MANNER OF BURIALS—THE DEFECTIVENESS OF T...

THE AUTHOR’S ECONOMY AND HAPPY LIFE AMONG THE HOUYHNHNMS—HIS GREAT IMPROVEMENT IN VIRTUE BY CONVERSING WITH THEM—THEIR CONVERSATIONS—THE AUTHOR HAS NOTICE GIVEN HIM BY HIS MASTE...

THE AUTHOR’S DANGEROUS VOYAGE—HE ARRIVES AT NEW HOLLAND, HOPING TO SETTLE THERE—IS WOUNDED WITH AN ARROW BY ONE OF THE NATIVES—IS SEIZED AND CARRIED BY FORCE INTO A PORTUGUESE S...

THE AUTHOR’S VERACITY—HIS DESIGN IN PUBLISHING THIS WORK—HIS CENSURE OF THOSE TRAVELERS WHO SWERVE FROM THE TRUTH—THE AUTHOR CLEARS HIMSELF FROM ANY SINISTER ENDS IN WRITING—AN...