Gulliver's Travels (The Norton Library)

Part of the Norton Library series The Norton Library edition of Gullivers Travels features the text of the 1735 revised edition, edited for the modern reader by Daniel Cook. An introduction by Cook offers a friendly navigation guide to Gullivers fantastical adventures in Lilliput, Brobdingnag, Laputa, and the land of the Houyhnhnms, highlighting the works pioneering genre experiments and blistering satire of eighteenth-century British culture and politics. The Norton Library is a growing collection of high-quality texts and translationsinfluential works of literature and philosophyintroduced and edited by leading scholars. Norton Library editions prepare readers for their first encounter with the works that theyll re-read over a lifetime. Inviting introductions highlight the works significance and influence, providing the historical and literary context students need to dive in with confidence. Endnotes and an easy-to-read design deliver an uninterrupted reading experience, encouraging students to read the text first and refer to endnotes for more information as needed. An affordable price (most $10 or less) encourages students to buy the book and to come to class with the assigned edition. About the Editor: Daniel Cook is Reader in English at the University of Dundee in Scotland. He is the author of Walter Scott and Short Fiction (2021), Reading Swifts Poetry (2020), and Thomas Chatterton and Neglected Genius, 17601830 (2013).