A Modest Proposal and Other Satirical WorksTreasury of five shorter works by the author of Gulliver's Travels offers ample evidence of the great satirist's inspired lampoonery. Title piece plus The Battle of the Books, A Meditation Upon a Broom-Stick, A Discourse Concerning the Mechanical Operation of the Spirit and The Abolishing of Christianity in England. |
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User Review - csweder - LibraryThingSo..I didn't read the WHOLE book. Only the essay, but I couldn't find just the essay (couldn't find it on the goodreads...) From reading just that essay, I would like to read the rest though, he's hilarious. Read full review
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User Review - csweder - LibraryThingSo..I didn't read the WHOLE book. Only the essay, but I couldn't find just the essay (couldn't find it on the goodreads...) From reading just that essay, I would like to read the rest though, he's hilarious. Read full review
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An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory Andrew Bennett,Nicholas Royle No preview available - 2004 |
Bibliographic information
| Title | A Modest Proposal and Other Satirical Works Dover thrift editions |
| Author | Jonathan Swift |
| Edition | unabridged |
| Publisher | Courier Corporation, 1996 |
| ISBN | 0486287599, 9780486287591 |
| Length | 59 pages |
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