The New Gulliver by Barry Pain
The New Gulliver, written by Barry Pain, is a novel that retells the classic tale of Gulliver's Travels from the perspective of the titular character's great-great-grandson. In this version, Gulliver Jr. finds himself on a journey through time and space, encountering strange creatures and cultures that challenge his understanding of the world and his place in it. What is your next question?
By Barry Pain · First published 1913 · Genre: Satire, Fantasy, Science Fiction · 10 chapters · 22,220 words
First lines
_(The first few pages of the account of his travels by Mr Lemuel Gulliver, junior, have unfortunately been damaged by fire and are for the most part illegible. They contain reference to a sea-fog and to a shipwreck. He appears to have escaped by swimming, and his record of the number of days he spent in the water and the distance covered verges upon the incredible. His statement that he lived principally upon the raw flesh of those sharks which made the mistake of attacking him will also be accepted with reserve by those who remember the latitude in which the Island of Thule is traditionally placed. The legible and consecutive manuscript begins with his arrival at the island.)_
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- Work type: Novella
- Author: Barry Pain
- Date: 1913 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Satire, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure, Humour
- Length: 22,220 words
- Structure: 10 chapters, 364 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Satire — The New Gulliver by Barry Pain is a satirical retelling of Jonathan Swift's original 'Gulliver’s Travels'. It adopts a mocking and critical perspective, typical of satire, towards societal norms and customs of the time.
- Fantasy — The book includes fantastical elements such as talking animals and fictional anthropomorphic species, which are inherent to the fantasy genre.
- Science Fiction — Certain segments of the book deal with concepts such as time travel and the exploration and depiction of future societies, aligning it with principles of science fiction.
- Adventure — The protagonist’s journey and exploration of different lands and civilization bears the hallmark of the adventure genre.
Tags
Dystopian Fiction · Allegory · Political Satire · Modernist Literature · Surrealism · Absurdism · Fantasy · Science Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Existentialism · Postmodernism · Metafiction
Contents
- CHAPTER I
- CHAPTER II
- CHAPTER III
- CHAPTER IV
- CHAPTER V
- CHAPTER VI
- CHAPTER VII
- CHAPTER VIII
- CHAPTER IX
- CHAPTER X