The famous novel 'Gulliver's Travels' was written by:

"Gulliver's Travels" (full title "Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World") is a satirical novel by the Anglo-Irish writer Jonathan Swift, published in 1726.

About the novel:

It is told by Lemuel Gulliver, a ship's surgeon, who makes four voyages to imaginary lands:

Lilliput: a land of tiny people, about six inches tall, who tie Gulliver down when he lands. Their petty quarrels, such as a war over which end of an egg should be broken, satirise British politics and religious disputes.

Brobdingnag: a land of giants, where Gulliver is tiny; the wise king criticises European society.

Laputa: a flying island of impractical scientists and philosophers, satirising the Royal Society and useless theoretical learning.

The land of the Houyhnhnms: rational, noble horses who rule over the "Yahoos", brutish human-like creatures. Gulliver comes to admire the horses and despise humanity.

Although often read as a children's adventure, it is a sharp satire on human nature, politics, science and society.

The word "Lilliputian" (meaning very small) comes from the novel.

About Jonathan Swift (1667-1745):

• He was born in Dublin, Ireland.
• He was a clergyman and served as Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, from 1713.

His other famous works include "A Tale of a Tub" (1704) and the satirical essay "A Modest Proposal" (1729), which ironically suggested that poor Irish families sell their children as food to the rich, to criticise British policies towards Ireland.

Other early English novelists:

• Daniel Defoe: "Robinson Crusoe" (1719), often called the first English novel.
• Samuel Richardson: "Pamela" (1740).
• Henry Fielding: "Tom Jones" (1749).
• Laurence Sterne: "Tristram Shandy" (1759-67).

Why not the other options?

• ✗Daniel Defoe wrote "Robinson Crusoe".
• ✗Henry Fielding wrote "Tom Jones".
• ✗Laurence Sterne wrote "Tristram Shandy".