Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver; Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World by Capt. Lemuel Gulliver.; Memoirs of the Court of Lilliput. Written by Captain Gulliver.

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Creator

Jonathan Swift

Title

Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver; Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World by Capt. Lemuel Gulliver.; Memoirs of the Court of Lilliput. Written by Captain Gulliver.

Coverage

London

Publisher

Benjamin Motte; not listed; J. Roberts

Date

1726; 1727; 1727

Subject

(1726) 3rd 8vo edition.; n/a; 2nd edition.

Description

Gulliver’s Travels is a light-hearted satire of the travel narratives that were popular at the time, as well as a biting commentary on eighteenth-century society. It met with immediate success, spawning many subsequent editions, sequels, and follow-ups.

This mixed four-volume set includes the third octavo edition of Travels (Teerink’s ‘B’ edition), published two months after the first; the spurious ‘third’ volume, purporting to extend the story; and the second edition of the anonymous Memoirs