GULLIVER'S TRAVELS
by JONATHAN SWIFT

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Notes to the Text: Part III


Chapter 6

 "...in the Kingdom of Tribnia, by the Natives called Langden, where I had long sojourned, the Bulk of the People consisted wholly of Discoverers, Witnesses, Informers, Accusers, Prosecutors, Evidences, Swearers;" In the first editions, Swift's printer substituted a more circumspect instroduction for this passage

"... should I happen to live in a Kingdom where Plots and Conspiracies..."

Chapter 7

Chapter VChapter VII is numbered as V in earlier editions

Chapter 9

On the 21st of April, 1711, we sailed into the River of Clumegnig, which is a Sea-port Town, at the South-East Point of Luggnaggthe correct year is probably 1709 (or possibly 1708) since the next date mentioned is May 6, 1709, when Gulliver departs Luggnagg (III:9;4)

Chapter 11

On the 16th of April we arrived safe at Amsterdamprobably April 6, as appears in some editions, since in the next paragraph he lands at the Downs on April 10. (III:9;7)

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Compiled by Lee Jaffe, updated 27 August 1998