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In honor of our collections we’ve used Jonathan Swift’s best known and most illustrated work *Gulliver’s Travels* as inspiration for our wall calendar this year. This month’s image is from a French edition illustrated by Paul Gavarni, published in 1862 by Morizot of Paris. Shown here is Gulliver’s first interaction with an unidentified flying object which turns out to be the floating island of Laputa. Call number: Gulliver 82. http://ow.ly/n9c830inxl3 * * * #kislakcenter #pennlibraries #librariesofinstagram #calendar #gulliverstravels #swift350 #August #JonathanSwift #gulliverstravels #Laputa #UFO #specialcollections

The illustration used in the December entry of 2018’s Kislak Center’s Gulliver’s Travels-themed wall calendar is from a 1910 edition illustrated by H.C. Sandy. This crisis is from Gulliver’s voyage to the country of the Houyhnhnms, where wild Yahoo’s run amok. Next year’s calendar will feature selections from the Keffer Collection of Sheet Music. To purchase: alumni.upenn.edu/libpublications Call number: Gulliver 137 http://ow.ly/uOjK30mXGkt #Houyhnhnm #gulliverstravels #jonathanswift #swift350 #kislakcenter #pennlibraries #wallcalendar #librarypublication #calendar #giftshop #newyear #specialcollections https://www.instagram.com/p/BrnSJccjFGd/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=15gkuywv63gd0

*A Raging Wit: The Life and Legacy of Jonathan Swift* is our new exhibition! In honor of the 350th anniversary of Jonathan Swift's birth, this show, based on the collections of the Penn Libraries, explores the many facets of Swift's life and legacy through an examination of his many voices; his complicated relationships with both men and women; his ever-evolving politics; his many travels, whether by foot, horse, or ship, or in solely his imagination; and his views on the role of religion in society. It will examine how these influences manifested themselves in his writings and in the world's reaction to his words. This fabulous exhibition is on display in the Goldstein Family Gallery, on the sixth floor of the Van Pelt-Dietrich library. For more information, visit: http://ow.ly/39J830ianZ6 Call number: DA30 .C88 1847 http://ow.ly/3nhl30iao0F * * * #kislakcenter #swift #swift350 #jonathanswift #ragingwit #gulliverstravels #libraryexhibit #exhibit #rarebooks #taleofatub #specialcollections #pennlibraries #modestproposal #battleofthebooks #librariesofinstagram #exhibit