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A Modest Proposal

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In 1729, Jonathan Swift composed one of the most famous satires in Western literature, A Modest Proposal. In his essay, Swift straight-facedly suggests that Ireland could solve its hunger problems by using its children for food. Its full title is A Modest Proposal For preventing the Children of Poor People From being a Burthen to Their Parents or Country, and For making them Beneficial to the ... Read more

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In 1729, Jonathan Swift composed one of the most famous satires in Western literature, A Modest Proposal. In his essay, Swift straight-facedly suggests that Ireland could solve its hunger problems by using its children for food. Its full title is A Modest Proposal For preventing the Children of Poor People From being a Burthen to Their Parents or Country, and For making them Beneficial to the
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Gulliver's Travels

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Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift is a brilliant work of satire, fantasy, travel narrative, and political criticism. Lemuel Gulliver, a ship's surgeon and traveler, finds himself in a series of extraordinary lands after a succession of voyages and disasters. In Lilliput, he appears as a giant among tiny people; in Brobdingnag, he becomes tiny among giants. Later journeys take him to strange ... Read more

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Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift is a brilliant work of satire, fantasy, travel narrative, and political criticism. Lemuel Gulliver, a ship's surgeon and traveler, finds himself in a series of extraordinary lands after a succession of voyages and disasters. In Lilliput, he appears as a giant among tiny people; in Brobdingnag, he becomes tiny among giants. Later journeys take him to strange
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Gulliver's Travels

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The book begins with a short preamble in which Lemuel Gulliver, in the style of books of the time, gives a brief outline of his life and history before his voyages. He enjoys travelling, although it is that love of travel that is his downfall.During his first voyage, Gulliver is washed ashore after a shipwreck and finds himself a prisoner of a race of tiny people, less than 6 inches tall, who are ... Read more

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The book begins with a short preamble in which Lemuel Gulliver, in the style of books of the time, gives a brief outline of his life and history before his voyages. He enjoys travelling, although it is that love of travel that is his downfall.During his first voyage, Gulliver is washed ashore after a shipwreck and finds himself a prisoner of a race of tiny people, less than 6 inches tall, who are
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A Modest Proposal + The Benefits of Farting Explained (Annotated)

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A Modest Proposal and The Benefits of Farting Explained bring together two works that display the sharpest edge of eighteenth-century satirical prose. In the first, Swift's notorious persona coolly recommends cannibalistic economics as a remedy for Irish poverty, exposing the inhuman logic of colonial policy and fashionable rationalism. The second turns scatological comedy into social critique, ... Read more

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A Modest Proposal and The Benefits of Farting Explained bring together two works that display the sharpest edge of eighteenth-century satirical prose. In the first, Swift's notorious persona coolly recommends cannibalistic economics as a remedy for Irish poverty, exposing the inhuman logic of colonial policy and fashionable rationalism. The second turns scatological comedy into social critique,
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Gulliver's Travels

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Gulliver’s Travels, first published in 1726, is Jonathan Swift’s best known full-length work, and is both a parody of the “travellers’ tales” popular at the time and a satire on human nature. Throughout the four stories, ship’s surgeon Gulliver travels to distant lands, meets strange new peoples like the diminutive Lilliputians and the gigantic Brobdingnags, defends his ship from a pirate attack, ... Read more

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Gulliver’s Travels, first published in 1726, is Jonathan Swift’s best known full-length work, and is both a parody of the “travellers’ tales” popular at the time and a satire on human nature. Throughout the four stories, ship’s surgeon Gulliver travels to distant lands, meets strange new peoples like the diminutive Lilliputians and the gigantic Brobdingnags, defends his ship from a pirate attack,
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A Modest Proposal

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In a time when poor Irish families struggled to feed their children, Jonathan Swift wrote an essay, which he published anonymously, making a few suggestions. He called it 'A Modest Proposal' (1729) or 'A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People from Being a Burthen to their Parents, or the Country, and for Making them Beneficial to the Publick.' The solution was simple: Fatten up ... Read more

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In a time when poor Irish families struggled to feed their children, Jonathan Swift wrote an essay, which he published anonymously, making a few suggestions. He called it 'A Modest Proposal' (1729) or 'A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People from Being a Burthen to their Parents, or the Country, and for Making them Beneficial to the Publick.' The solution was simple: Fatten up
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The Adventure Collection: Treasure Island, The Jungle Book, Gulliver's Travels, White Fang, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood (A to Z Classics)

by Jonathan Swift, Jack London, Rudyard Kipling, Robert Louis Stevenson ...

Find the classics of adventure literature Contents : Treasure Island The Jungle Book Gulliver's Travels White Fang The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood ... Read more

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Find the classics of adventure literature Contents : Treasure Island The Jungle Book Gulliver's Travels White Fang The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
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Gulliver's Travels

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Series series Oxford World's Classics
'Thus, gentle Reader, I have given thee a faithful History of my Travels for Sixteen Years, and above Seven Months; wherein I have not been so studious of Ornament as of Truth.' In these words Gulliver represents himself as a reliable reporter of the fantastic adventures he has just set down; but how far can we rely on a narrator whose identity is elusive and whoses inventiveness is self-evident? ... Read more

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'Thus, gentle Reader, I have given thee a faithful History of my Travels for Sixteen Years, and above Seven Months; wherein I have not been so studious of Ornament as of Truth.' In these words Gulliver represents himself as a reliable reporter of the fantastic adventures he has just set down; but how far can we rely on a narrator whose identity is elusive and whoses inventiveness is self-evident?
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The Top 10 Short Stories - The 18th Century

by Jonathan Swift, Fredrich Schiller, Eliza Haywood ...

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere.In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will ... Read more

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Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere.In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will
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Complete Works of Jonathan Swift (Delphi Classics)

by Jonathan Swift, Delphi Classics ...

Series Book 19 - Delphi Series Three
This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of Jonathan Swift, with numerous illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Swift's life and works* Concise introductions to the satires and other works* Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts* ... Read more

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This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of Jonathan Swift, with numerous illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Swift's life and works* Concise introductions to the satires and other works* Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts*
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Gulliver's Travels

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The classic tale of shipwreck and adventure in strange lands, Gulliver's Travels is also a wickedly clever satire on the nature of humankind'A masterwork of irony ... that contains both a dark and bitter meaning and a joyous, extraordinary creativity of imagination' Malcolm BradburyShipwrecked and cast adrift, Lemuel Gulliver wakes to find himself on Lilliput, an island inhabited by little people, ... Read more

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The classic tale of shipwreck and adventure in strange lands, Gulliver's Travels is also a wickedly clever satire on the nature of humankind'A masterwork of irony ... that contains both a dark and bitter meaning and a joyous, extraordinary creativity of imagination' Malcolm BradburyShipwrecked and cast adrift, Lemuel Gulliver wakes to find himself on Lilliput, an island inhabited by little people,
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A Modest Proposal

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A Mosest Proposal is a short classic written by Jonathan Swift and first published in 1719. A Modest Proposal and Other Satires" includes the following works: A Tale of a Tub, The Battle of the Books, An Argument Against the Abolishment of Christianity, A Modest Proposal, A True and Faithful Narrative, A Meditation Upon a Broomstick, Predictions for the Year 1708, and The Accomplishment of the ... Read more

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A Mosest Proposal is a short classic written by Jonathan Swift and first published in 1719. A Modest Proposal and Other Satires" includes the following works: A Tale of a Tub, The Battle of the Books, An Argument Against the Abolishment of Christianity, A Modest Proposal, A True and Faithful Narrative, A Meditation Upon a Broomstick, Predictions for the Year 1708, and The Accomplishment of the
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