"The Land of the Blow (After the method of Swift, who followed Lucian, and was himself followed by Voltaire and many others.)"

1909 Bierce, Ambrose [Gwinett] (1842-1914?). “The Land of the Blow (After the method of Swift, who followed Lucian, and was himself followed by Voltaire and many others.).” In his Collected Works (New York: Neale Publishing Co., 1909), 89-196. Rpt. (New York: Gordian Press, 1966), 89-196; and in The Fall of the Republic and Other Political Satires. Ed. S.T. Joshi and David E. Schultz (Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2000), 32-74. According to Joshi and Schultz “The Land of the Blow” is composed of a number of short stories previously published as follows: “Sons of the Fair Star.” San Francisco Examiner (June 10, 1888): 11; “An Interview with Gnarmag-zote” (published as “The Golampians.” San Francisco Examiner (November 24, 1889): 11; “The Tamtonians: Some Account of Politics in the Uncanny Islands.” San Francisco Examiner (November 11, 1888): 9; “Marooned on Ug.” San Francisco Examiner (February 20), 1898): 18; “The War with Wug.” San Francisco Examiner (September 11, 1898), 20; “The Dog in Ganewag.” New York American (May 12, 1904): 14; “A Conflagration in Gharagarod.” Cosmopolitan (New York) (February 1906): 457-58; “An Execution in Batrugia.” from “A Letter from Btrugumian.” New York American (April 30, 1903): 16; “Small Contributions.” Cosmopolitan (New York) (May 1907): 96-97; “The Jumjum of Gokeetle-guk” (published as “Trustland: A Tale of a Traveller”). San Francisco Examiner (November 19, 1899): 15; and “The Kingdom of Tortirra.” San Francisco Examiner (April 22, 1888): 12. C

Gulliveriana. The protagonist visits a number of countries which provide the basis for wide-ranging satire, particularly on religion, capitalism, and politics.