A Tale of a Tub
Robert Hendrickson notes in his book "British Literary Anecdotes" that "Swift was always partial to his strikingly original "The Tale of a Tub" (1704). On reading the work again in later years, he exclaimed 'Good God! What a genius I had when I wrote that book!'"
Edward Tripp
Edward Tripp (March 9, 1920, National City, California – April 6, 1999, Franklin, North Carolina) was a children's literature author. He is best known for his books "The Tin Fiddle" (1954) (illustrated by Maurice Sendak) and "The New Tuba" (1955) (illustrated by Veronica Reed). He lived in Hamden, Connecticut and died in 1999 at the age of 79.