Why did the author of the satire that features the fictional island of Luggnagg say he wrote it?
Gulliver's Travels Gulliver's Travels, whose full title is Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships, (1726, amended 1735), is a prose satire by Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan Swift, that is both a satire on human nature and the "travellers' tales" literary subgenre. It is Swift's best known full-length work, and a classic of English literature. He himself claimed that he wrote "Gulliver's Travels" "to vex the world rather than divert it".
Păcală Păcală (Romanian, from "a păcăli", "to dupe"; sometimes rendered Pâcală or Pîcală) is a fictional character in Romanian folklore, literature and humor. An irreverent young man, seemingly a peasant, he reserves contempt and irony for the village authorities (whether priest, boyar or judge), but often plays the fool. Several derivative works codify the various versions of "Păcală" anecdotes. Examples include: "Pâcală", by Ion Creangă; "Păcală în satul lui" ("Păcală in His Village") by Ioan Slavici; "Isprăvile lui Păcală" ("Păcală's Achievements") by Petre Dulfu; and "Întâmplările lui Păcală" ("The Adventures of Păcală"), part of "Legende sau basmele românilor".