Born in Dublin in 1667, Jonathan Swift was an satirist, essayist and Anglican cleric most famous for his 1726 novel Gulliver’s Travels. Initially publishing anonymously or under pseudonyms such as Lemuel Gulliver, Isaac Bickerstaff, M. B. Drapier, he made a name for himself for his deadpan and ironic style exemplified by his satirical essay, A Modest Proposal (1729). He died in 1745.
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Born in Dublin in 1667, Jonathan Swift was an satirist, essayist and Anglican cleric most famous for his 1726 novel Gulliver's Travels. Initially publishing anonymously or under pseudonyms such as Lemuel Gulliver, Isaac Bickerstaff, M. B. Drapier, he made a name for himself for his deadpan and ironic style exemplified by his satirical essay, A Modest Proposal (1729). He died in 1745. Read More
