EPISODE · May 13, 2026 · 13 MIN
Gulliver's Travels Part 1 Chapter 5
from The Jonathan Swift Library · host Jonathan Swift
In which the author, by a feat of remarkable courage and ingenuity, captures the enemy fleet of Blefuscu and gains a high honour from the emperor of Lilliput, yet soon incurs the disfavour of the court through his refusal to serve oppressive designs. Moreover, he quells a dangerous fire in the imperial palace by an unconventional means, thereby saving the royal residence but stirring fresh enmity with the empress.
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In which the author, by a feat of remarkable courage and ingenuity, captures the enemy fleet of Blefuscu and gains a high honour from the emperor of Lilliput, yet soon incurs the disfavour of the court through his refusal to serve oppressive designs. Moreover, he quells a dangerous fire in the imperial palace by an unconventional means, thereby saving the royal residence but stirring fresh enmity with the empress.
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