Oh, Gulliver!: Mary Burton-Gulliver's Diary and Her Memoir of Gulliver's Travels
Erga Netz
April 4, 2023
ISBN 9798218148904 / Paperback / 296 pages / $18.99

What really happened to Lemuel Gulliver during his famous travels—and what became of the wife he left behind?

In this satirical novel, laced with a bit of eroticism, Erga Netz gives voice to Mary Burton-Gulliver, recasting her as a "widow-of-the-sea." Mary recounts her own life during her husband's absences, alongside the episodes and entanglements Gulliver chose not to—or dared not to—publish in his 1726 Gulliver's Travels.

"Reading the memoir of Mrs. Gulliver was a wonderful surprise. So witty, subversive, and yet, arousing. It tickled my mind as well as inspired my G-spot. Highly recommended!"
— Xaviera Hollander (author of The Happy Hooker)

"As a fan of the Gulliverian world, I must admit that you succeed in capturing its magic and charm even more successfully than T.H. White in his love letter to the Gulliverian world, Mistress Masham's Repose."
— An early reader's comment