Traveling Gulliver. Swift D.

Jonathan Swift (1667–1745)-Anglo-Irish Satirist writer, philosopher, poet and public figure.

is mostly known as the author of the satirical novel “The Travel of Gulliver”, the first two parts of which saw Light in 1726. The success of the book was stunning: in the first months, the book instantly sold out the book, after which the circulations were printed several times.

soon the novel gained fame abroad. In 1772-1773, the book “Traveling of Gulliver” was first published in Russia. She earned a special praise of such eminent authors as Leo Tolstoy and Maxim Gorky. Later, the novel was repeatedly translated and retold, adapting the text to the children's audience. This is a story about Lemuel Gulliver, who, after a shipwreck, enters the country of Lilipathy, inhabited by Liliputa. They capture Gulliver captive, taking the oath of complete obedience from him.