Mr. S. P. B. Mais : ' Some Books I like—I,
" Gulliver's Travels " '
IT is an interesting fact that two serious books which all children enjoy were published within ten years of one another : ' Robinson Crusoe ' (which Mr. Mais is to talk about in his ninth lesson) in 1719, and 'Gulliver's Travels' in 1726. 'Gulliver's Travels' was written as a savage attack on the whole of humanity; but the fun, at least in the first two parts, is so good that no one need bother about the satire to appreciate it. ' Gulliver's Travels ' is one of the great classics ; it is also a great children's classic.