Who wrote ‘Gulliver’s Travels’?

Jonathan Swift
Alivin Toffler
Samuel Johnson
D. H. Lawrence

The correct answer is A. Jonathan Swift.

Jonathan Swift was an Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer, poet, and cleric who is best known for his works Gulliver’s Travels, A Modest Proposal, and A Tale of a Tub.

Gulliver’s Travels is a satirical novella by Jonathan Swift, first published in 1726. The book is a travelogue, ostensibly written by Lemuel Gulliver, a surgeon who travels to several imaginary countries. In each country, Gulliver encounters strange and unusual customs, which he uses to satirize the political and social institutions of his own time.

A Modest Proposal is a Juvenalian satirical essay written and published anonymously by Jonathan Swift in 1729. The essay suggests that the impoverished Irish might ease their economic troubles by selling their children as food for rich gentlemen and ladies.

A Tale of a Tub is a satirical novella by Jonathan Swift, first published in 1704. The book is a mock-allegory of the three main branches of Christianity: Catholicism, Protestantism, and Anglicanism. Swift uses the allegory to satirize the religious and political controversies of his time.

B. Alivin Toffler is an American writer and futurist. He is best known for his books Future Shock (1970) and The Third Wave (1980).

C. Samuel Johnson was an English writer, critic, and lexicographer. He is best known for his Dictionary of the English Language (1755), which was the first comprehensive dictionary of the English language.

D. D. H. Lawrence was an English novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, and literary critic. He is best known for his novels Sons and Lovers (1913), Women in Love (1920), and Lady Chatterley’s Lover (1928).