"On 5th November 1699 the Merchant Ship Antelope foundered on a rock in the Latitude of 30 Degrees 2 minutes South. The only survivor of the crew was the ship's physician, Lemuel Gulliver, who some hours later awoke, bound, on a beach in the Empire of Lilliput. On 31st August 1997, Gulliver's direct (although unwitting) descendent was being driven back from a conference in Paris when, going through an underpass, his vehicle was struck with great force from behind. Rendered unconscious, he was next aware of being thrown from a helicopter into a shallow sea, from whence he waded ashore. On awaking next morning, he finds himself bound, and being addressed by tiny figures welcoming him to...Lilliput. Jonathan Swift's classic satire about little people, big people, crazy scientists and rational horses has not only gripped our imaginations for nearly 300 years; it's also one of the greatest - while also most humane - indictments of humanity ever written. Now, the award winning cartoonist...

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