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Gulliver's Travels

Jonathan Swift · first published 1726

Mentioned 9 time(s) by 3 guest(s): 1 recommends, 1 critical.

  1. Oliver on Conversations with Tyler (2026-03-04): mention

    “…He loves Gulliver’s Travels. He loves Samuel Richardson.…”

    Henry Oliver on Measure for Measure, Late Bloomers, and the Smartest Writers in English (Ep. 271)

  2. Oliver on Conversations with Tyler (2026-03-04): recommend

    “…I found it very useful to have read that book before I worked in politics.…”

    Henry Oliver on Measure for Measure, Late Bloomers, and the Smartest Writers in English (Ep. 271)

  3. Oliver on Conversations with Tyler (2026-03-04): recommend

    “…even though Gulliver’s Travels must be one of the very few great books ever written in English…”

    Henry Oliver on Measure for Measure, Late Bloomers, and the Smartest Writers in English (Ep. 271)

  4. Jerusalem Demsas on Conversations with Tyler (2023-09-06): mention

    “…We’ll talk about Gulliver’s Travels pretty soon, but the behaviors that people engage in…”

    Jerusalem Demsas on The Dispossessed, Gulliver's Travels, and Of Boys and Men (Ep. 189)

  5. Jerusalem Demsas on Conversations with Tyler (2023-09-06): mention

    “…I think it’s been billed as a children’s book sometimes.…”

    Jerusalem Demsas on The Dispossessed, Gulliver's Travels, and Of Boys and Men (Ep. 189)

  6. Jerusalem Demsas on Conversations with Tyler (2023-09-06): critique

    “…I had trouble figuring out whether or not I find this writing that useful.…”

    Jerusalem Demsas on The Dispossessed, Gulliver's Travels, and Of Boys and Men (Ep. 189)

  7. Jerusalem Demsas on Conversations with Tyler (2023-09-06): mention

    “…What’s interesting about this book is that he’s writing it as a letter to a reader.…”

    Jerusalem Demsas on The Dispossessed, Gulliver's Travels, and Of Boys and Men (Ep. 189)

  8. Jerusalem Demsas on Conversations with Tyler (2023-09-06): mention

    “…I think you suggested Gulliver's Travels, and I suggested Le Guin.…”

    Jerusalem Demsas on The Dispossessed, Gulliver's Travels, and Of Boys and Men (Ep. 189)

  9. Tom Moynihan on 80,000 Hours Podcast (2021-06-11): mention

    “…Jonathan Swift in Gulliver's Travels, there's this section where he really satirizes scientists…”

    Tom Moynihan on why prior generations missed some of the biggest priorities of all