A Tale of a Tub

Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) was an Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer, poet and cleric who became Dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. Swift is best known for writing 'Gulliver's Travels' (1726), an enduring work of satirical prose that has secured his place as one of the leading writers in the early 18th century. Another significant contribution to English literature is Swif...