Gulliver's Travels
Jonathan Swift · 1726
How long does it take to read Gulliver's Travels?
About 5 hours 34 minutes
278 pages at 50 pages an hour. 12 days at 30 minutes a day. Work out your own time.
A parody of traveler’s tales and a satire of human nature, “Gulliver’s Travels” is Jonathan Swift’s most famous work which was first published in 1726. An immensely popular tale ever since its original publication, “Gulliver’s Travels” is the story of its titular character, Lemuel Gulliver, a man who loves to travel. A series of four journeys are detailed in which Gulliver finds himself in a number of amusing and precarious situations. In the first voyage, Gulliver is imprisoned by a race of tiny people, the Lilliputians, when following a shipwreck he is washed upon the shores of their island country. In his second voyage Gulliver finds himself abandoned in Brobdingnag, a land of giants, where he is exhibited for their amusement. In his third voyage, Gulliver once again finds himself marooned; fortunately he is rescued by the flying island of Laputa, a kingdom devoted to the arts of music and mathematics. He subsequently travels to the surrounding lands of Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and Japan. Finally in his last voyage, when he is set adrift by a mutinous crew, he finds himself in the curious Country of the Houyhnhnms. Through the various experiences of Gulliver, Swift brilliantly satirizes the political and cultural environment of his time in addition to creating a lasting and enchanting tale of fantasy. This edition is illustrated by Milo Winter and includes an introduction by George R. Dennis.
How long does it take to read Gulliver's Travels?
Gulliver's Travels is 278 pages, so it takes about 5 hours 34 minutes to read at an average pace of 50 pages an hour. A relaxed reader at 35 pages an hour needs about 8 hours; a fast reader at 70 pages an hour, about 4 hours.
How many days to read Gulliver's Travels at 20 minutes a day?
About 17 days, reading 20 minutes a day at 50 pages an hour.
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