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First published in 1726, ¿Gulliver's Travels - Into Several Remote Nations of the World¿ is a prose satire by Jonathan Swift that satirises human nature and the "travellers' tales" genre of literature popular at the time. Swift's best known work, it was incredibly successful when first published and remains a much-loved classic of English literature. Jonathan Swift (1667¿1745) was an Anglo-Irish essayist, satirist, poet, political pamphleteer, and Anglican cleric. One of the most prominent prose satirists in the English language, he was a master of both Horatian and Juvenalian satire whose ironic writing style led to similar works being referred to as ¿Swiftian¿. Contents include: ¿A Voyage to Lilliput¿, ¿A Voyage to Brobdingnag¿, ¿A Voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, Glubbdubdrib, Luggnagg and Japan¿, and ¿A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms¿. Other notable works by this author include: ¿A Tale of a Tub¿ (1704), ¿An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity¿ (1712), and ¿A Modest Proposal¿ (1729). Read & Co. Classics is republishing this novel now in a new edition complete with an introductory chapter by George Edward Woodberry.
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Jonathan Swift (30 November 1667 - 19 October 1745) was an Anglo-Irish writer, Anglican cleric and satirist who became the dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, and hence his common sobriquet "Dean Swift". His deadpan and ironic writing style, particularly in A Modest Proposal, has led to such satire being subsequently termed "Swiftian". He is best remembered for his satirical book Gulliver's Travels (1726). Following the remarkable success of his works, Swift came to be regarded by many as the greatest satirist of the 18th century and one of the foremost prose satirists in the history of English literature.
Swift also authored works such as A Tale of a Tub (1704), An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity (1712), and A Modest Proposal (1729).
