A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift Annotated Edition
| Author | : Jonathan Swift |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 30 |
| Release | : 2021-01-03 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9798589934915 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift Annotated Edition written by Jonathan Swift and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-03 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Modest Proposal and Other Satires is a collection of satirical works of political, social, and religious commentary by Jonathan Swift. The most famous of his essays--perhaps the most famous essay of satire in the English language--is "A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People in Ireland from Being a Burden to Their Parents of Country; and for Making Them Beneficial to the Public." This essay was published anonymously in 1729, a year in which Ireland suffered from poverty and famine. "A Modest Proposal" suggests, as a method for dealing with the destitution, that the Irish eat their babies.
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