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Jonathan Swift, author of Gulliver's Travels

Jonathan Swift's fireplace and the comforts of Gulliver's Travels

Olga Taranova from Marsh's Library writes about a fascinating discovery in the first public library in Ireland, how the 300-year-old works of one library trustee continue to offer comfort to a new generation of travellers.

Books • 21 Mar 23

The Jonathan Swift Festival previewed

Coordinator Dr Sarah Cleary previews this year's Jonathan Swift Festival, celebrating the life and times of the legendary Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer poet and cleric, which kicks off on November 29th.

Festivals • 21 Nov 18

Bust of Jonathan Swift, courtesy of John Wyse-Jackson

Reviewed: Best-Loved Swift

His best-known work is Gulliver's Travels, and Jonathan Swift (1167-1745) was a compelling fiction writer as well as everything else. In public life, he was famously Dean of St Patricks' Cathedral in Dublin from 1713 until the year of his death.

Books • 31 May 18

Best-Loved Swift - read an exclusive extract

We're delighted to present a pair of extracts from the new anthology Best-Loved Swift, edited by John Wyse Jackson and published by the O'Brien Press.

Books • 24 May 18

A Swift one - why Jonathan Swift still matters

Andrew Smith, Education Officer at Saint Patrick's Cathedral and co-programmer of the Jonathan Swift Festival, which runs until 30th Nov, celebrates Swift's 350th Birthday.

Culture • 24 Nov 17

The Poetry Programme celebrates Jonathan Swift on the 350th anniversary of his birth

RTÉ Poetry Programme preview - Happy Birthday, Jonathan Swift

In the Poetry Programme on Saturday 7th October at 7:30 pm on RTÉ Radio 1 Jessica Traynor marks the 350th anniversary of the birth of Jonathan Swift and Mark Roper reads from his new collection.

Poetry • 06 Oct 17