Gulliver's Travels Chapter summaries

Part 1, Chapters 1-4

Lemuel Gulliver's father had a small estate in Nottinghamshire and had five sons, the third of which was …

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Part 1, Chapters 5-8

The Blefuscu nation lies north-north-east of the Lilliputian empire, the two are separated from one another by …

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Part 2, Chapters 1-4

Gulliver's restless soul allows him to remain at home for just two months, at which point he takes up a …

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Part 2, Chapters 5-8

Gulliver has to contend with several challenges owing to his size, and claims that he would have been …

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Part 3, Chapters 1-4

Gulliver remains at home to recover from his adventure but he is soon visited by a captain of an English …

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Part 3, Chapters 5-11

Gulliver visits the academy of the projectors, which is not an actual building but rather a line of …

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Part 4, Chapters 1-6

Gulliver doesn't remain at home for a long time, as he is soon offered a position as a captain of a …

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Part 4, Chapters 7-12

Gulliver explains that he chose not to defend the honor of his kind, and gave a completely honest …

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