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Brought to you by Penguin. A wickedly clever satire uses comic inversions to offer telling insights into the nature of man and society, the Penguin Classics edition of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels is edited with an introduction and notes by Robert Demaria, Jr. Gulliver's Travels describes...

“Moira Quirk's narration of this fantasy is outstanding...Quirk is a master of accents, which she employs to great advantage.”—AudioFile (Earphones Award Winner) The Witcher meets Howl’s Moving Castle in this debut original faerie tale of revenge, redemption, and friendship—for fans of...

In this thrilling episode, Tom Swift is approached by Mr. Preston, the owner of a circus, who recounts the mysterious tale of Jake Poddington, his most talented hunter. Jake vanished shortly after sending word that he was tracking a tribe of giants in the wilds of South Africa. With no updates since, Preston turns to Tom for help, requesting the use of one of his airships to search for Jake and, if possible, capture a giant for the circus. Listeners should be aware that some elements and characters in the Tom Swift series reflect outdated and potentially offensive stereotypes. While we ...

Penguin Classics presents Jonathan Swift's inventive classic, Gulliver's Travels, adapted for audio and now available as a digital download as part of the Penguin English Library series. Read by Hugh Laurie, star of the hit TV series House. 'Fifteen hundred of the Emperor's largest horses, each...

Join Tom Swift and his friends as they embark on an adventurous trial of an experimental airship along the New Jersey coast. When they are unexpectedly caught in the ferocious grip of hurricane winds, the crew finds themselves helplessly swept out to sea. With navigation nearly impossible and the airship at risk of tearing apart, they must surrender to the storms fury. Their journey takes a perilous turn as they crash land on the desolate and crumbling Earthquake Island. (Summary by Wikipedia)

In Tom Swift and His Airship, the young inventor Tom Swift unveils his latest creation—the Red Cloud, a groundbreaking airship designed for speed and adventure. Eager to embark on a thrilling cross-country journey, Toms excitement quickly turns to dread when the Shopton bank is robbed just before takeoff. As he takes to the skies, he finds himself unjustly accused of the crime, becoming a wanted fugitive with no idea why. With danger lurking below and time running out, Tom must race against the clock to return to Shopton and clear his name before hes taken down.

When Zera travels back in time to 2040, she aims to investigate the geomagnetic storm that scorched the earth. Instead, she finds the beautiful Katherine, who speaks of past storms and asks with her dying breath, “Is this the first time we meet?” From WWII-era New York to early 2000s New Orleans and everywhere in between, Zera chases both storms and Katherine, thinking her immortality is the key to fixing the future.

Stranded on a distant world ruled by alien creatures, Union Colonel Andrew Keane and his regiment must rely on a brute force when a human traitor among them gives the aliens the secret to air power.

"I Viaggi di Gulliver" (Gulliver's Travels) è un capolavoro della letteratura mondiale, un romanzo che coniuga fantasia e satira...

Set and written in 1726, This is a marvelously imaginative tale of the four voyages of Lemuel Gulliver. He finds himself shipwrecked and the prisoner of captors ranging in size from 6 inches tall to 60 feet tall and of various other persuasions. But this is just the beginning of a story written, strangely enough to satirize the foolishness and vices of modern men as they were perceived at the time. No one, young or old, can ever forget the Lilliputians and the Yahoos that starred in these wonderful and riveting stories of long ago.

Man würde es weder für möglich halten noch glauben, falls man es nicht - wie "LILYLA" versichert - wüsste, was sich hinter einem so unscheinbaren Titel für eine literarische Dimension verbirgt. Ein Text, der unterschiedliche Ebenen und gesellschaftliche Strukturen auf so atemraubend analytische, philosophische und humoristische Art und Weise reflektiert, dass der Intellekt Purzelbäume schlägt und es das Herz zum Erblühen bringt, falls sich an dessen Stelle nicht ein schwarzes Loch befindet.

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Having been separated from his mother when Green Bank was commandeered by the Cosmics, Bobbie Cagle is left with Imago, the extraterrestrial guide who somehow saved him from catastrophe. Forced into hiding after being labeled a terrorist, Bobbie develops his telepathic powers under the tutelage of Imago, and the results prove staggering. Will they, however, be nearly enough to find endangered Angie and bring Earth back from the brink?

This classic book of English literature is an insightful satire on human nature, probing the corruption of man. It's also a parody on traveller's tales, as Jonathan Swift chronicles the voyages to Lilliput, Brobingnag, and other fantastical destinations in this powerful 18th-century masterpiece. Simon Cadell reads with a sure touch and great understanding of his subject.

Natürlich denken wir bei dem Begriff "Science Fiction" unmittelbar an "Krieg der Sterne" oder "Raumschiff Enterprise", doch liegen die Anfänge des Genres weit in der Vergangenheit. Bereits im 18. Jahrhundert schrieb Jonathan Swift mit "Gullivers Reisen" einen frühen Klassiker der sogenannten "Zukunftsliteratur". In dieser großen Hörbuch Box geht es nicht um technikverliebte Weltraumliteratur a la "Perry Rhodan", sondern um klassische Literatur, die sich mit dem Thema beschäftigt, wie es in der Zukunft aussehen könnte, und das sowohl höchst realistisch als auch mit großer Hingabe zur Fiktion.

"Gullivers Reisen" sind und bleiben ein grandioses, großen Abenteuer für Groß und Klein. Aber wer kennt Gullivers vierte Fahrt? Die Reise zu den Houyhnhnms? Ein wunderseltsames Land. Und wunderseltsame Wesen sind auch die Houyhnhnms. Edle Pferde, die sprechen können und den Menschen überlegen sind. Gulliver, verfremdet als Tier, wird von den Houyhnhnms zunächst nicht als gleichwertiger Partner aufgenommen. Wie auch? Halten sich die Pferde doch menschenähnliche Geschöpfe, die Yahoos, als Nutztiere. Gulliver sieht lediglich reinlicher als diese aus. Er gewinnt jedoch das Vertrauen des Anführers der Pferde.

Jonathan Swift almost defines satire in his biting and brutal pamphlet in which he suggests that poor (Catholic) Irish families should fatten up their children and sell them to the rich (Protestant) land owners, thus solving the twin problems of starving children and poverty in one blow. When the "Proposal" was published in 1729, Swift was quickly attacked, and even accused of barbarity - the exact state the "Proposal" was written to expose.

As we listen to each character tell their version of the events, layer upon layer of drama and suspense builds to the final and astonishing denouement of the first, and most magnificent, English detective novel.