A Tale of a Tub

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Penguin UK, 2004 M09 2 - 144 pages
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A Tale of a Tub
Section VI
Section VII
Section VIII
Section IX
Section X
Section XI
The Conclusion
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Anglo-Irish poet, satirist and clergyman, Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), was born in Dublin to English parents. He published many satirical works of verse and prose, including 'A Tale of a Tub', 'A Modest Proposal', and 'Gulliver's Travels'.


Robert DeMaria, Jr. is Henry Noble MacCracken Professor of English at Vassar College, New York. He has published widely on 17th and 18th century literature.

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