Gulliver''s Travels

About Jonathan Swift

Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) was born in Dublin Ireland. He was a clergyman and a much-celebrated author and poet best known for his novel Gulliver's Travels which was published in 1726. He is famous for using humour and wit to expose the follies of those around him and even of himself. This is known as satire. Gulliver's Travels has been in print for almost 300 years and Lemuel Gulliver is a beloved character of English Literature appearing in artwork TV adaptions and Hollywood feature films. Robert Ingpen was born in 1936 in Geelong Australia. He studied illustration art and book design at The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. In 1986 he was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for his contribution to children's literature and has been honoured with Membership of the Order of Australia. A world-renowned artist and author he has designed illustrated and written over 100 books. This series of classic works illustrated by Robert includes Treasure Island Peter Pan and Wendy The Jungle Book The Wind in the Willows and A Christmas Carol. Robert lives and works in Anglesea near his home town of Geelong.