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Which four lands does Lemuel Gulliver visit in Gulliverâs Travels?
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Jonathan Swift, detail of an oil painting by Charles Jervas, c. 1718; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
In Jonathan Swiftâs masterpiece, Gulliverâs Travels, the narrator Lemuel Gulliver visits four distinct lands during his voyages:
- Lilliput: A land inhabited by people who are only six inches tall.12
- Brobdingnag: A country populated by giants.12
- Laputa: A flying island whose inhabitants are preoccupied with science, mathematics, and higher speculation.12
- The land of the Houyhnhnms: A society governed by rational, virtuous horses.12