Jonathan Swift
An Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, and poet, celebrated for his biting wit and incisive social commentary. His most famous work, Gulliver's Travels, is a masterful satire that critiques human nature, political corruption, and societal follies through allegorical journeys. Swift's work often used irony and dark humor to expose injustice and hypocrisy, solidifying his place as one of the greatest satirists in English literature.
This satirical classic follows Lemuel Gulliver’s fantastical voyages to strange lands—from tiny Lilliputians to giant Brobdingnagians, and beyond. Each journey critiques human nature, politics, and society through absurdity and exaggeration. Beneath its fantastical surface lies sharp social commentary on power, pride, and cultural hypocrisy. Swift’s wit and imagination make Gulliver’s Travels a timeless work of political satire and philosophical reflection, as relevant today as when it was published in 1726.