Holy Klassiker - 39 - Gullivers Reisen

The English doctor Lemuel Gulliver is shipwrecked and washes ashore on the beach of Lilliput, the land of the dwarfs. Initially admired as a curiosity, he soon becomes a hero and the wonder weapon of the little people. But when he falls from grace, he hatches a new plan. His journey continues to Brobdingnag, the land of the giants. First dwarfs, then giants – Jonathan Swift's 1726 novel was originally intended as a satire on social ills and the relativity of human values. Perfect ingredients for a modern classic of children's literature...