Jonathan Swift

3 summariesFantasy, Politics, Philosophy

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

Gulliver's Travels
Jonathan Swift
3.6 (232k) average on GoodreadsFantasy
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
Jonathan Swift
4.0 (40k) average on GoodreadsPolitics
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.
The Battle of the Books
Jonathan Swift
3.4 (222) average on GoodreadsPhilosophy
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.