Gulliver's Travels

By: Jonathan Swift

Narrated by: Andrew Sachs

Andrew Sachs reads Jonathan Swift's humorous and unforgettable tale of a strange man in some very strange lands. Gulliver had always wanted to see the world. But whenever he steps on board a ship, bad luck always seems near at hand. He is shipwrecked, abandoned, marooned and mutinied against - and each time lands in a strange and curious place.

First he discovers the kingdom of the small people of Lilliput, whose height make their petty quarrels seem ridiculous. Gulliver then encounters the giants of Brobdingnag, who are amazed by how tiny he is, and treat him like a pampered pet. But his smallness leads him into many dangers, and he longs to escape and make his way home. Will he ever see England again?

©2011 Jonathan Swift (P)2014 Audible, Inc.

Short and precise

Very well edited, getting a 10+ hour read shortened to just over an hour’s read!

Not what i was expecting.

The story was not what I was expecting, alot different than the movies and popular culture

another great abridgement

the story doesn't need more than an hour to tell you everything while still giving you the story in good detail

Keeps you entertained

The narrator does an amazing job telling the story and the different tones of voice he uses really make you feel like you’re there in the story.

A classic well-read

Yes it’s an abridged version. But life is short and the amount of content worth reading or listening to is almost endless.

A real sea going adventure!

Excellent retelling of the classic story, that draws you in, like you are there. The narrator creates vivid pictures in your mind of where he is and what is happening. Easy to hear and understand. Suitable for all ages.

Glad I listened

First time I "read" the story even though I've watched the movie. The first person narration was a cut and dry account of the Englishman's adventures in the other lands. I liked it.

Amazing!

I love the plot, and it’s nice because it is shortened. The performance is fantastic and I really enjoyed listening.

What a funny little book!

What a funny little book! I thought the book was humorous and a fun quick read. I was a little disappointed that it was so short and so quick. I would have enjoyed more in-depth adventures. I do understand that it is a tongue-in-cheek satire of what was going on in England at the time. It did help to refer to spark notes to get the whole underlying humor.

Horrendous narration

At about 16 minutes in the narrator begins speaking in a grating high pitched nasaly voice. This narration is so horrendously unpleasant it completely took me out of the story and ruined my desire to finish it. Every time I was sure it was over the continued on until I had to quit. It was a solid 3+ minutes of this whiny cartoon voice effect before I gave up.