The Great Political Fictions: Gulliver’s Travels
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Gulliver's Travels: Gulliver and the Lilliputian Fire
This chapter discusses a scene from Gulliver's Travels where Gulliver puts out a fire by urinating on the palace. They delve into the possible political and personal references in the story, particularly relating to Jonathan Swift's experiences when he published his first satire called the Tale of the Tub. The chapter also mentions the disapproval of the book by Queen Anne due to its irreverence towards religion, causing the author to be ostracized.
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