Adventure Tales: Gulliver's Travels, Treasure Island, and The Time Machine

by Jonathan Swift, Robert Louis Stevenson, H. G. Wells

Overview

Featuring an appendix of discussion questions, the Diversion Classics edition is ideal for use in book groups and classrooms.
Adventure stories have captivated audiences throughout history. In this anthology of classic tales, action-packed journeys and perilous voyages come to life. Including Jonathan Swift's GULLIVER'S TRAVELS, Robert Louis Stevenson's TREASURE ISLAND, and H.G. Wells's THE TIME MACHINE, this timeless collection is perfect for the adventure-seeking bookworm.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781682300343
Publisher:	Diversion Publishing
Publication date:	12/20/2024
Series:	Diversion Classics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	584
File size:	13 MB
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About the Author

Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) was an Irish author and satirist. After receiving a doctor of divinity degree from Trinity College, Dublin, Swift went on to publish numerous books, essays, pamphlets, and poems, many of which express his political allegiance to the Tories. In addition to being a literary and political writer, Swift was dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin.

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) was a Scottish novelist, travel writer, poet, and children's author. Plagued by poor health his entire life, he was nevertheless an amazingly prolific writer, and created some of the most influential and entertaining fiction of the nineteenth century, including Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

The son of a professional cricketer and a lady's maid, H. G. Wells (1866–1946) served apprenticeships as a draper and a chemist's assistant before winning a scholarship to the prestigious Normal School of Science in London. While he is best remembered for his groundbreaking science fiction novels, including The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man, and The Island of Doctor Moreau, Wells also wrote extensively on politics and social matters and was one of the foremost public intellectuals of his day. 

Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) was an Irish author and satirist. After receiving a doctor of divinity degree from Trinity College, Dublin, Swift went on to publish numerous books, essays, pamphlets, and poems, many of which express his political allegiance to the Tories. In addition to being a literary and political writer, Swift was dean of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin.
Treasure Island,  Kidnapped, and  The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man, and The Island of Doctor Moreau, Wells also wrote extensively on politics and social matters and was one of the foremost public intellectuals of his day.