An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

Jonathan Swift

1 book referenced

Books by Jonathan Swift

Gulliver's Travels

Referenced in 4 episodes

505. The French Revolution: The Shadow of the Guillotine (Part 3)

October 20, 2024

Context:

Referenced as a comparison when discussing how Guillotin's proposal for a beheading machine was seen as ludicrous, comparing it to 'the scientist in Gulliver's Travels who are trying to extract sunbeams from cucumbers.'

367. The Real Harry Potter: Magic, Empire and Beastly Bullies

September 10, 2023

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Mentioned (as 'Gulliver's Troubles') as possibly one of the top four books read by British children as late as 1940

315: Atlantis: Legacy of the Lost Empire (Part 2)

March 23, 2023

Context:

Referenced (as 'Gulliver's Troubles') in connection with the island of scientists theme inspired by the Royal Society

2. Civil War

November 02, 2020

Context:

Mentioned in passing when discussing what happened after the English Civil War period - Dominic asks why people stopped fighting and started 'going to coffeehouses and talking about the South Sea bubble and reading Gulliver's Travels' instead.