Gulliver’s Travels was written by Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan Swift (1667-1745). It is Swift's best known work, and a classic of English literature. Robin Classics has adapted and retold Gulliver’s Travels to allow young readers to experience the pleasure of reading. Gulliver’s Travels is an adventure story about a ship’s doctor, Gulliver, who arrives in strange lands, where he encounters people, animals and things of unfamiliar sizes.