Gulliver's Travels

the origin

About three years ago, Mr. Gulliver growing weary of the concourse of curious people coming to him at his house in Redriff, made a small purchase of l

heard him say his family came from Oxfordshire; to confirm which, I have observed in t

ery plain and simple; and the only fault I find is, that the author, after the manner of travellers, is a little too circumstantial. There is an air of truth apparent through the whole; and indeed the

hese papers, I now venture to send them into the world, hoping they may be, at least for some ti

of the ship in storms, in the style of sailors; likewise the account of longitudes and latitudes; wherein I have reason to apprehend, that Mr. Gulliver may be a little dissatisfied. But I was resolved to fit the work as much as possible to the general capacity of re

o the author, the reader will receive sat

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