The Basic Writings of Jonathan SwiftThis edition of Jonathan Swift's basic works contains the authoritative texts of all his most important prose writings as well as many shorter pieces, poems, and letter extracts. Included are "Gulliver's Travels, Swift's devastating picture of human nature and human foibles; "A Tale of a Tub, his scathing attack on the intellectual culture and religious excesses of his time; "The Battel of the Books, his defense of the classical tradition; and the unforgettable "Modest Proposal, in which he proposes that the Irish, in order to avoid starvation, eat their children. |
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A Tale of a Tub 1704 | 3 |
A Full and True Account of the Battel Fought last Friday Between | 115 |
A Discourse Concerning the Mechanical Operation of the Spirit | 141 |
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