Jonathan Swift's classic satirical novel was first published in 1726. As a parody travel-memoir, it reports on extraordinary lands and societies, whose names have entered the English language: notably the minute inhabitants of Lilliput.

It spares no vested interest from its irreverent wit, and its attacks on political and financial corruption, as well as abuses in science, continue to resonate in our own times.

Jonathan Swift is one of the most celebrated graduates of Trinity College, where he received a BA in 1686.