乔纳森•斯威夫特（Jonathan Swift, 1667-1745），英国作家，讽刺文学大师，以《格列佛游记》、《桶的故事》、《书的战争》、《布商的信》等作品闻名于世。

Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas s...(展开全部)

This prose parody is Swift's first major work and possibly his most masterful