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Gulliver Preparatory School Alumni
Gulliver may refer to: __NOTOC__ Arts and entertainment *Lemuel Gulliver, the protagonist of Jonathan Swift's novel ''Gulliver's Travels'' *the title character of ''Brian Gulliver's Travels'', a satirical BBC radio series *Gary Gulliver, the title character of ''The Adventures of Gulliver'', a 1968 Hanna-Barbera television cartoon *Gulliver Toscanni, protagonist of ''Gulliver Boy'', a Japanese anime series *Gulliver "Gully" Foyle, the protagonist of Alfred Bester's novel ''The Stars My Destination'' *Gulliver, a seagull and special character from the video game series ''Animal Crossing'' Places *Gulliver Lake, a lake in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, United States *Gulliver, Queensland, a suburb of Townsville, Australia *Gulliver River, New Zealand *Gulliver Nunatak, Graham Land, Antarctica People *Gulliver (name), a list of people with the surname or given name Other uses *Gulliver (building), Kyiv, Ukraine *Gulliver Schools, a group of private co-educational schools in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lemuel Gulliver
Lemuel Gulliver () is the fictional protagonist and narrator of ''Gulliver's Travels'', a novel written by Jonathan Swift, first published in 1726. In ''Gulliver's Travels'' According to Swift's novel, Gulliver was born in Nottinghamshire c. 1661, where his father had a small estate; the Gulliver family is said to have originated in Oxfordshire, however. He supposedly studied for three years (c. 1675-1678) at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, leaving to become an apprentice to an eminent London surgeon; after four years (c. 1678-1682), he left to study at the University of Leiden, a prominent Dutch university and medical school. He also educated himself in navigation and mathematics, leaving the University around 1685. Prior to the voyages whose adventures are recounted in the novel, he is described as having travelled less remarkably to the Levant (c. 1685-1688) and later to the East Indies and West Indies (c. 1690-1696). In Brobdingnag, he compares a loud sound to the Niagara Fal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulliver's Travels
''Gulliver's Travels'', or ''Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships'' is a 1726 prose satire by the Anglo-Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan Swift, satirising both human nature and the "travellers' tales" literary subgenre. It is Swift's best known full-length work, and a classic of English literature. Swift claimed that he wrote ''Gulliver's Travels'' "to vex the world rather than divert it". The book was an immediate success. The English dramatist John Gay remarked: "It is universally read, from the cabinet council to the nursery." In 2015, Robert McCrum released his selection list of 100 best novels of all time in which ''Gulliver's Travels'' is listed in third place as "a satirical masterpiece". Plot Part I: A Voyage to Lilliput The travel begins with a short preamble in which Lemuel Gulliver gives a brief outline of his life and history before his voyages. ;4 May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Gulliver's Travels
''Brian Gulliver's Travels'' is a satirical comedy series and also a novel created and written by Bill Dare, first broadcast on 21 February 2011 on BBC Radio 4. A second series first broadcast on 25 June 2012 on BBC Radio 4 Extra. The series is a modern pastiche of the Jonathan Swift novel ''Gulliver's Travels''. Plot The series revolves around the character Brian Gulliver, played by Neil Pearson. Gulliver is a travel documentary presenter who at the beginning of series is revealed to have been missing for six years, claiming to have travelled to the previously undiscovered continent of Clafrenia. His stories lead him to being put in psychiatric hospital where they believe that he is suffering some sort of delusion. In each episode he is visited by his daughter Rachel (Mariah Gale), who writes about the countries that he claims to have visited. Production ''Brian Gulliver's Travels'' is created and written by Bill Dare. According to the BBC website: "For years Bill Dare wanted t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Gulliver
''The Adventures of Gulliver'' is a 1968 television cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The show is loosely based on the 1726 satirical novel ''Gulliver's Travels'' by Jonathan Swift. The show aired Saturday mornings on ABC-TV and lasted for one season in its original broadcast. Plot While on a treasure-hunting voyage with his father, Gary Gulliver and his dog Tagg end up shipwrecked on an island. On this island is the kingdom of Lilliput, where its inhabitants have a height of only a few centimeters. Gary and Tagg are caught by the Lilliputians while they are recovering from the shipwreck, but afterwards they become great friends. With the help of the Lilliputians, Gary continues searching for his missing father. (A subplot in the series involves a map that Gary's father left to him after secretly putting it inside Tagg's collar before the shipwreck). The villain of the series is the evil Captain Leech who, in the adventures, is always attempting to steal the map fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulliver Boy
or simply ''Gulliver Boy'' is a Japanese anime series created by Oji Hiroi and Toyoo Ashida. It was produced by Toei Animation, directed by Ashida and aired on Fuji TV from January 8, 1995 to December 24 of that year. On December 5, 2012, Pony Canyon released the series in a DVD box in Japan. Characters *Gulliver Toscanni :Protagonist of the series, a magician who must remain enclosed in the Yoke magic school to protect his friend Edison. When he returns to his country, Venice, he finds out that it is being attacked by Spain. *Edison :Young scientific genius, Gulliver's friend. *Misty :A girl, the friend of Gulliver, who saved him from the troops of Spain. *Phoebe :A Dark fairy who takes a liking to Gulliver, and vows never to leave his side. *King Yudo :King of Spain, deeply in love with Misty. He killed Gulliver's father, but when he was informed that there was a son, promised himself that he would kill the son, so they could be in paradise together. It is later revealed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Stars My Destination
''The Stars My Destination'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Alfred Bester. Set in the 24th or 25th century, which varies between editions of the book, when humans have colonized the Solar System, it tells the story of Gully ulliverFoyle, a teleporter driven by a burning desire for revenge. Its first publication was in book form in June 1956 in the United Kingdom, where it was titled ''Tiger! Tiger!'', named after William Blake's 1794 poem "The Tyger", the first verse of which is printed as the first page of the novel. The book remains widely known under that title in the markets in which this edition was circulated. It was subsequently serialized in ''Galaxy'' magazine in four parts beginning with the October 1956 issue. A working title was ''Hell's My Destination'', and the book was also associated with the name ''The Burning Spear''. Plot At the time when the book is set, "jaunting"—personal teleportation—has so upset the social and economic bal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animal Crossing
is a social simulation video game series developed and published by Nintendo. The series was conceptualized and created by Katsuya Eguchi and Hisashi Nogami. In ''Animal Crossing'', the player character is a human who lives in a village inhabited by various anthropomorphic animals and can do various activities like fishing, bug catching, and fossil hunting. The series is notable for its open-ended gameplay and use of the video game console's internal clock and calendar to simulate real passage of time. Since its initial release in 2001, five ''Animal Crossing'' games have been released worldwide, one each for the Nintendo 64/iQue Player (enhanced and reissued for the GameCube), Nintendo DS, Wii, Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo Switch. The series has been both critically and commercially successful and has sold over 72 million units worldwide. Three spin-off games have also been released: '' Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer'' for Nintendo 3DS, '' Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festiva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulliver Lake
Gulliver Lake is a lake in Doyle Township, Schoolcraft County, Michigan. The lake has a public boat launch on the northwest corner and it has a maximum depth of . The lake drains into Lake Michigan through the Gulliver Lake Outlet. See also * List of lakes of Michigan This is a list of lakes in Michigan. The United States, American state of Michigan borders four of the five Great Lakes, Great Lakes. The number of inland lakes in Michigan depends on the minimum size. There are: * 62,798 lakes ≥ * 26,266 lak ... References Lakes of Michigan {{Lake-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulliver, Queensland
Gulliver is a suburb in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the Gulliver had a population of 2,825 people. History Gulliver is situated in the traditional Wulgurukaba Aboriginal country. The suburb is named after Thomas Allen Gulliver, the telegraph master of Townsville. It is unclear when the Holy Family Catholic Primary School opened in Gulliver, but it closed on 11 December 1987. It was then amalgamated with St John Fisher's Christian Brothers College ( Currajong) and St Margaret Mary's Primary School ( Hermit Park) to create The Marian School which opened on 21 January 1988 in Currajong. In 1995, St Mary's School ( West End) was amalgamated into The Marian School. Currajong State School opened on 28 June 1954. Pimlico State High School opened on 27 January 1959. In the Gulliver had a population of 2,825 people. Education Despite the name, Currajong State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 140 Palmerston Street in Gulli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulliver River
The Gulliver River is a river in the Fiordland area of New Zealand. It starts in the Darran Mountains near the Grave-Talbot Pass, and flows north and then west into the Cleddau River, which runs into Milford Sound. The river was named in 1906 by W.G. Grave for Alf Grenfell, who had a nickname of "Gulliver". A track along the Gulliver River from the Cleddau is suitable for day walks in summer and autumn and can be extended on the Grave Talbot Track into the Espereance valley, past the high De Lambert Falls and over the Grave Talbot Pass. In 1975 three remaining kakapo in the Esperance and Gulliver Valleys were moved to Maud Island. Esperance River The Esperance River is a tributary flowing from the west off Mount Isolation. Large rimu and beech trees line the river up to about the contour. See also *List of rivers of New Zealand This is a list of all waterways named as rivers in New Zealand. A * Aan River * Acheron River (Canterbury) * Acheron River (Marlborough) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulliver Nunatak
Gulliver Nunatak () is a nunatak with a flat, ice-free summit, high, at the north side of Adie Inlet, on the east coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It was charted by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) and photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) in 1947. It was named by the FIDS for the fictional character in Jonathan Swift Jonathan Swift (30 November 1667 – 19 October 1745) was an Anglo-Irish satirist, author, essayist, political pamphleteer (first for the Whigs, then for the Tories), poet, and Anglican cleric who became Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dubl ...'s '' Gulliver's Travels'', because when viewed from the southeast its appearance is suggestive of a man lying on his back with his head toward the south. References Nunataks of Graham Land Oscar II Coast {{OscarIICoast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulliver (name)
Gulliver is a surname and masculine given name. It may refer to: As a surname *Ashbel Green Gulliver (1897–1974), dean of Yale Law School from 1940 to 1946 * Ben Gulliver (born 1981), English former rugby union player *Charles Gulliver, British music-hall producer and impresario in the early 20th century *Dorothy Gulliver (1908–1997), American film actress *George Gulliver (1804–1882), English anatomist and physiologist * Glenn Gulliver (born 1954), American former Major League Baseball player *Henrietta Maria Gulliver (1866–1945), Australian painter *Isaac Gulliver (1745–1822), English smuggler * James Gulliver (1930–1996), founder of Argyll Foods * Julia Gulliver (1856–1940), American philosopher, educator and college president * Kenneth Gulliver (1913–2001), Australian cricketer *Phil Gulliver (born 1982), English footballer * Richard Gulliver (born 1942), English former cricketer * Stuart Gulliver (born 1959), British banking business executive *Trina Gulliver (bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
