“The tiny Lilliputians surmise that Gulliver’s watch may be his god, because it is that which, he admits, he seldom does anything without consulting.”
After being shipwrecked in the Southern Indian Ocean, Lemuel Gulliver is washed ashore on the island of Lilliput; a nation inhabited by miniature people who are one-twelfth the average height of humans. While this ridiculous encounter kick-starts Jonathan Swift’s classic novel, the absurdity in no way ends there: featured throughout are giants, an intelligent race of horses, and floating islands, just to name a few.
Gulliver’s Travels is Swift’s best-known work and is considered a classic of English literature, being adapted into many films and theatrical performances since its inception in the 18th Century.
