Four satires by George Minchin Minchin Four tales with the generic heading: 'The Hupmanoor Satires, or Jigs to a Milestone', based upon Jonathan Swift's 'Gulliver's Travels' (1726). 1. Another Voyage to Laputa and Balnibarbi 2. How I wrote my Reminiscences 3. The Last Days of Balnibarbi 4. The Ruins of Bolbadlyon George Minchin Minchin FRS (1845-1914) Professor of Mathematics at the Royal Indian Engineering College at Cooper's Hill. late 19th century