Gulliver's Travels | About the Author

Jonathan Swift was born in Dublin, Ireland, November 30, 1667, of Anglo-Irish parents. He was educated in Ireland and graduated from Trinity College in Dublin with difficulty because he refused to study logic. His education at Kilkenny School and Trinity was financed by a generous uncle, casting Swift in the uncomfortable role of a poor dependent. This condition exaggerated his overbearing pride and later prevented him from easily finding contentment. In most cases he was his own worst enemy, satisfying first his need to speak out and antagonize, rather than placate, those who were in...

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