Summary Of Gulliver's Travels Gulliver's Travels is the tale of Lemuel Gulliver as he voyages to the strange lands of Lilliput, Brobdingnag, the kingdom of Laputa, and the land of the Houyhnhnms. The book was written by Jonathan Swift. In Lilliput people are six inches high, and Gulliver, in comparison, is a giant, or a "Man-Mountain," as they call him. Gulliver becomes involved with the domestic and international dealings of the Lilliputian government. Legislation is …showed first 75 words of 838 total…

…showed last 75 words of 838 total…Yahoo part of himself. Back in England, he buys horses and spends most of his time in the stable. He can barely tolerate the presence of his family, and has as little to do with them as possible. At the end he allows his wife to eat with him but doesn't really allow her to talk, and he has to shove tobacco leaves or lavender up his nose so he doesn't have to smell her.