The Portable Swift (Viking Portable Library)

Swift, Jonathan

ISBN 10: 0140150374 / ISBN 13: 9780140150377

Published by Penguin Books, 1977

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Portable Swift (Viking Portable Library)
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Publication Date: 1977
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140150374
• ISBN 13: 9780140150377
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1752653011.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: 22871026
• Signed: 7/16/2025 8:03:31 AM
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Synopsis

THE CAUSTIC GENIUS OF JANATHAN SWIFT; GULLIVER'S TRAVELS, COMPLETE; EXCERPTS INCLUDING; A MODEST PROPOSAL; LETTERS TO ALEXANDER POPE; JOHN GAY; JOHN ARBUTHNOT AND OTHERS; POETRY INCLUDING; VERSES ON THE DEATH OF DR SWIFT;

About the Author

Anglo-Irish poet, satirist and clergyman, Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), was born in Dublin to English parents. He embarked on a career as diplomatic secretary and became increasingly involved in politics. He published many satirical works of verse and prose, including A Tale of a Tub, A Modest Proposal, and Gulliver's Travels.