Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver's Travels is a satire by Jonathan Swift, first published in London by Benjamin Motte on 28 October 1726. Surgeon Lemuel Gulliver voyages to Lilliput, Brobdingnag, Laputa and the land of the Houyhnhnms, places that mock human folly and European society.
- Editions tracked
- 1
- First edition
- B. Motte, 1726
- First published
- Benjamin Motte, London, 1726
The first edition of Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift was published in London by B. Motte in 1726. We track 1 edition.
Which edition do you have?
First edition
- 1st B. Motte1726 Hardback Sold £40,000 · Sep 2018 I own Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World, B. Motte 1726 Log in to want this
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Adaptations
- Gulliver's Travels Among the Lilliputians and the Giants film, 1902
- Gulliver in the Land of Giants film, 1903
- Gulliver's Travels film, 1924
- The New Gulliver film, 1935
- Gulliver's Travels animated film, 1939
- The Three Worlds of Gulliver film, 1960
- Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon film, 1965
- Case for a Rookie Hangman film, 1970
- Gulliver's Travels film, 1977
- Gulliver's Travels television series, 1996
- Jajantaram Mamantaram film, 2003
- Gulliver's Travels film, 2010
Setting and characters
- Set in
- Lilliput, Blefuscu, Brobdingnag, Laputa, Balnibarbi, Glubbdubdrib
- Characters
- Lemuel Gulliver, Struldbrugg, Houyhnhnm, Yahoo, Glumdalclitch
- Genre
- political satire, fantasy, nautical fiction, Menippean satire
In print
- Editions recorded
- 1810 on Open Library, 1480 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 75 languages
- Free to read
- Project Gutenberg (out of copyright in the US)
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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Who published the first edition of Gulliver's Travels?
The first edition of Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift was published in London by B. Motte in 1726.
How many editions of Gulliver's Travels are there?
We track 1 edition of Gulliver's Travels, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Has Gulliver's Travels been adapted?
Yes, including Gulliver and the Lilliputians (film), Saban’s Gulliver’s Travels (television series), Gulliver returns (film, 2021), according to Wikidata.
Can I read Gulliver's Travels for free?
Yes: the text is out of copyright in the United States and free to read on Project Gutenberg. Collectors still pay for the first edition, which is the physical object, not the words.
Where these facts come from
- Gulliver's Travels, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Gulliver's Travels (Q181488), Wikidata (wikidata.org)
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