A Modest Proposal and Other Satirical Works (Dover Thrift Editions)

Jonathan Swift

ISBN 10: 0486287599 / ISBN 13: 9780486287591

Published by Dover Publications, 1996

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Modest Proposal and Other Satirical Works (Dover Thrift Editions)
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0486287599
• ISBN 13: 9780486287591
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1752224012.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: 47148412
• Signed: 7/11/2025 8:53:32 AM
• Seller catalogs:
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About this title

Synopsis

Treasury of 5 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.

About the Author

Born in Dublin, Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) studied at Trinity College and was eventually ordained as a priest. Most of his books were first published anonymously or under a pseudonym, including Gulliver's Travels, his most famous work.