Gulliver'’s Travels

I have been listening to Hugh Laurie read Gulliver'’s Travels. I borrowed the tapes from the library and they are great for the daily commute.

I don't really know the background of the book or Jonathan Swift the author but it was more than just an ye olde adventure that I had been expecting.

Mr Swift makes some telling points on human (and horse) nature. Some of the time his moralising and irony is a bit quaint and the satire is always heavy but it is well worth a read. It is not the children's story I thought it was.

If you think it's just about a giant in Lilliput then think again.