That's Jonathan Swift. He wrote Gulliver's Travels. I know some things about him that I bet you don't.
So—you want to know about Jonathan Swift, eh? Well, he lived a long time ago. He was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1667—wow! That's over 300 years ago. His most famous book is Gulliver's Travels. Your book has Part I, but there are three more parts to Gulliver's adventures. Swift is famous for writing satire. Do you know what that is? People who write satire are usually funny writers. They like to make you laugh, but they also like to make you think about the foolish things that people think, say an do. If they can make you think and laugh about these things at the same time—well—that's satire. But Jonathan Swift wasn't just a writer. He was also a preacher and very involved in politics. Swift is one of most famous English writers you'll ever meet—well, I mean, you won't meet him because he's dead, but you can read what he wrote and that's sort of like meeting him.
