US
“For the first time in his life, Gulliver felt ashamed of himself and his fellow-humans.”
Gulliver is a travel-hungry and adventurous ship’s doctor, who has the odd misfortune of being shipwrecked four times in as many voyages.
Through Jonathan Coe’s expert retelling of Swift’s famous satire about our human hubris and desires, today’s young readers are swept along as Gulliver finds himself a giant among tiny humans in Lilliput; a tiny human among giants in Brobdignag; on the flying island of Laputa, with its most impractical intellectuals; and finally in the land of the Houyhnhnms, talking horses who think precious little of human “Yahoos”.
Reviews
Dashingly illustrated… Fresh, idiosyncratic and winning… The Story of Gulliver has Jonathan Coe’s hallmark clarity. The style is attractive, entertaining, non-exclamatory (Swift would have approved). And he writes acutely about scale and intellectual distance
Kate Kellaway, Observer
Beautifully illustrated – a treasure of a gift
Mumsnet
Literary, adult authors retell classics (with terrific illustrations) for a younger generation
Daily Telegraph
This magnificently retold story will bewitch with irresistible allure, and open the path to many memorable adventures
Bookanista
Marvellously written… engrossing
Fluxlings
Handsomely illustrated… Offers younger readers vivid, accessible first encounters with some literary heavyweights
Metro
Beguiling, accessible and absurdly funny
Herald
A children’s book of the year 2013
Time Out London
Perfect for readers old, young or in-between
Mark Perryman, Huffington Post
Loyal to the original but given a new twist in the process. Oh, and lavishly illustrated too
Mark Perryman
