First published asTravels into Several Remote Nations of the World, Gullivers Travels is afine example of satire on human nature as well as on the genre of travelwriting. A masterpiece of English literature, the novel has never gone out ofprint since its publication in 1726. Its universality is truly commendable asit can be read as a childrens story as well as a work of satire on Englishpolitics and society. The story follows the adventures of Lemuel Gulliver ashe travels to four distinct lands-Lilliput, Brobdingnag, the kingdom ofLaputa and surrounding territories, and the Land of the Houyhnhnms where hemeets curious creatures and witnesses worldviews starkly opposed to that ofthe English society he is so familiar with. An evergreen tale, GulliversTravels has been adapted to music, film, television and radio several timesover the years.