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"HE COMMANDED HIS GENERALS TO DRAW UP THE TROOPS."
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GULLIVER'S TRAVELS
INTO SEVERAL REMOTE REGIONS OF THE
WORLD
BY
JONATHAN SWIFT, D.D.
EDITED WITH INTRODUCTION AND NOTES
BY THOMAS M. BALLIET
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, SPRINGFIELD, MASS.
WITH THIRTY-EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS AND A
MAP
D.C. HEATH & CO., PUBLISHERS
BOSTON NEW YORK CHICAGO
1900
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PART I
A VOYAGE TO LILLIPUT
PART II
A VOYAGE TO BROBDINGNAG
PREFACE.
And lo! the book, from all its end beguiled,A harmless wonder to some happy
child.
LORD LYTTON.
Gulliver's Travels was published in 1726; and, although it was by no means
intended for them, the book was soon appropriated by the children, who have
ever since continued to regard it as one of the most delightful of their story books.
They cannot comprehend the occasion which provoked the book nor appreciate
the satire which underlies the narrative, but they delight in the wonderful
adventures, and wander full of open-eyed astonishment into the new worlds
through which the vivid and logically accurate imagination of the author so
personally conducts them. And there is a meaning and a moral in the stories of
the Voyages to Lilliput and Brobdingnag which is entirely apart from the political
satire they are intended to convey, a meaning and a moral which the youngest
child who can read it will not fail to seize, and upon which it is scarcely necessary
for the teacher to comment.
For young children the book combines in a measure the interest of
Robinson
Crusoe
and that of the fairy tale; its style is objective, the narrative is simple, and
the matter appeals strongly to the childish imagination. For more mature boys and
girls and for adults the interest is found chiefly in the keen satire which underlies
the narrative. It appeals, therefore, to a very wide range of intelligence and taste,
and can be read with profit by the child of ten and by the young man or woman
of mature years.
This edition is practically a reprint of the original (1726-27). The punctuation
and capitalization have been modernized, some archaisms changed, and the
paragraphs have been made more frequent. A few passages have been omitted
which would offend modern ears and are unsuitable for children's reading, and
some foot-notes have been added explaining obsolete words and obscure
expressions.
As a reading book in school which must be adapted to the average mind, these
stories will be found suitable for classes from the fifth or sixth school year to the
highest grade of the grammar school.
THOMAS M. BALLIET.
CONTENTS.
VOYAGE TO LILLIPUT.
CHAPTER I.
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 made a prisoner, and carried up the country.
CHAPTER II.
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 their language—He gains favor by his mild
disposition—His pockets are searched, and his sword and pistols taken from him.
CHAPTER III.
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 him upon certain conditions.
CHAPTER IV.
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 empire—The Author's offers to serve the emperor in his wars.
CHAPTER V.
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.
CHAPTER VI.
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 lady.

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