Gulliver's Travels was written by which author?

Gulliver's Travels was written by which author?

• A. Daniel Defoe
• B. Jonathan Swift
• C. Mark Twain
• D. H. G. Wells

Answer: (B)

Jonathan Swift, the Irish-born satirist, wrote Gulliver's Travels, which was first published in 1726. The story uses the voyages of Lemuel Gulliver to poke fun at human nature, politics, and society through sharp irony and wit—hallmarks of Swift’s writing. That connection to Swift is what makes him the correct author. By contrast, Daniel Defoe wrote Robinson Crusoe, Mark Twain wrote Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, and H. G. Wells wrote science fiction such as The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds. So the author is Jonathan Swift.

Jonathan Swift, the Irish-born satirist, wrote Gulliver's Travels, which was first published in 1726. The story uses the voyages of Lemuel Gulliver to poke fun at human nature, politics, and society through sharp irony and wit—hallmarks of Swift’s writing. That connection to Swift is what makes him the correct author. By contrast, Daniel Defoe wrote Robinson Crusoe, Mark Twain wrote Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, and H. G. Wells wrote science fiction such as The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds. So the author is Jonathan Swift.