The Jonathan Swift Collection: Including Gulliver's Travels, A Modest Proposal, Tale of a Tub, History of Martin, Battle of the Books, Bickerstaff ...

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by Jonathan Swift

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FIVE BOOKS AND MANY SHORTER WORKS IN ONE! We are pleased to present a collection of Jonathan Swift's most famous and influential works of satire and prose in their original and unabridged form. Gulliver's Travels includes all 4 original parts: Captain Gulliver's letter, the Publisher's note, and all the voyages, leaving nothing out. Included in this volume: Gulliver's Travels (In the complete and unabridged form, with all four voyages and all letters) - A Tale of a Tub - A Modest Proposal - The Battle of the Books - The History of Martin - Bickerstaff Papers, Complete - Predictions for the Year 1708 - Meditation on a Broomstick - Hints Toward An Essay On Conversatiton - Thoughts on Various Subjects - Episode of Bentley and Wotton - An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity - When I Come to be Old - and other works Jonathan Swift is known as perhaps the foremost writer of English prose satire. His biting irony forces readers of generation after generation to reconsider assumptions and customs in society and religion. Dsepite writing in the 16th century, his work has not lost its timeliness and is naturally also beloved as a masterpiece of English literature for its wit and style. Gulliver's Travels, or Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, is an English classic dating from 1726 when it was first published by Jonathan Swift. Since then, it has maintained its high acclaim as one of the most famous satires on western societies, morals, and customs. It is one of Swift's best known works, and for good reason. It has been loved and admired as a humorous and biting critique of the foibles of humanity for generations. The other works satirize topics including religion, almanack-making, modern books, the question of the starving Irish people, absurd meditative writings, and many other topics. The text has also been formatted in a pleasing layout and typeface for the modern reader.

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