Laurence Sterne (24 November 1713 18 March 1768), an Anglo-Irish novelist and Anglican cleric, wrote the novels The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman and A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy, published sermons and memoirs, and indulged in local politics. He grew up in a military family travelling mainly in Ireland but briefly …
Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer , poet and Anglican cleric who became Dean of St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin, hence his common sobriquet, “Dean Swift”.
Swift is remembered for works such as A Tale of a Tub , An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity , Gulliver’s Travels , and A Modest Proposal . He is regarded by the Encyclopdia Britannica as the foremost prose satirist in the English language, and is less well known for his poetry
Anglo-Irish statesman, economist, and philosopher
