Jonathan Swift
Jonathan Swift was an Anglo-Irish satirist, author, essayist, political pamphleteer, poet, and Anglican cleric who became Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, hence his common sobriquet, "Dean Swift".
Books by Jonathan Swift
3 books available
The Battle of the Books
by Jonathan Swift
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In a war of wit and ink, ancient tomes clash with modern pamphlets on the dusty shelves of a library, each vying for intellectual supremacy and the very soul of literature.
Gulliver's Travels
by Jonathan Swift
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A shipwrecked surgeon travels to strange lands, encountering tiny people, giants, and intelligent horses, eventually returning home with a deep dislike for humanity.
A Modest Proposal
by Jonathan Swift
4.0(39,952)
Swift's satirical essay suggests that impoverished Irish parents might sell their children as food to alleviate their suffering and enrich the Anglo-Irish gentry.