A rich and riveting portrait of the man behind Gulliver??s Travels?? by a ??vivid?? ardent?? and engaging?? (New York Times Book Review) author.
One of Europe??s most important literary figures?? Jonathan Swift was also an inspired humorist?? a beloved companion?? and a conscientious Anglican minister??as well as a hoaxer and a teller of tales. His anger against abuses of power would produce the most famous satires of the English language: Gulliver??s Travels as well as the Drapier Papers and the unparalleled Modest Proposal?? in