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Jonathan Swift

Jonathan Swift was an Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer (first for the Whigs, then for the Tories), poet and cleric who became Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin. He is remembered for works such as Gulliver's Travels, A Modest Proposal, A Journal to Stella, Drapier's Letters, The Battle of the Books, An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity, and A Tale of a Tub.

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Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)

Born 30 November 1667
Died 19 October 1745

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  • Cover of: Gulliver's travels into several remote regions of the world: in words of one syllable

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  • Cover of: A tale of a tub: to which is added The battle of the books, and the Mechanical operation of the spirit.

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  • Cover of: Works, containing additional letters, tracts, and poems, not hitherto published.: With notes and life of the author

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  • Cover of: The poetical works of Jonathan Swift: with a life

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  • Cover of: [The prose works]

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  • Cover of: Gulliver's Travels and Selected Writings in Prose and Verse (Nonesuch Press)

    First published in 1934 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: The works of Jonathan Swift ...

    First published in 1755 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: A Modest Proposal

    First published in 1729 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: The prose works of Jonathan Swift

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  • Cover of: The correspondence of Jonathan Swift, D.D.

    First published in 1910 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: The portable Swift

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  • Cover of: The works of Jonathan Swift

    First published in 1824 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Poetical works

    First published in 1778 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Gulliver's travels into Lilliput and Brobdingnag

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  • Cover of: The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 06: The Drapier's Letters

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  • Cover of: Le conte du tonneau: contenant tout ce que lse arts, [et] les sciences ont de plus sublime, et de plus mysterieux; avec plusiers autres pièces très-curieuses

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  • Cover of: A tale of a tub, and other satires

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  • Cover of: The Poetry of Cats

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  • Cover of: Selections from the prose writings of Jonathan Swift

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  • Cover of: Some remarks on the Barrier treaty, between Her Majesty and the States-General.

    First published in 1712 — 6 editions
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Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)

Born 30 November 1667
Died 19 October 1745

Subjects

Fiction, Imaginary Voyages, Politics and government, English literature, Correspondence, English Satire, Humor, Travelers, Chang pian xiao shuo, Irish Authors, Lemuel Gulliver (Fictitious character), British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Criticism and interpretation, Early works to 1800, History and criticism, Biography, English Political satire, Fiction, action & adventure, Fiction, general, Fiction, humorous, general, Irish authors, Juvenile fiction, Pamphlets, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Political satire

Places

Great Britain, Ireland, Ying guo, England, Carthage, Dublin, Italy, Lilliput, Lilliput and Blefuscu (Fictitious Islands), Milan, Naples, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Wales

People

Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), Anne Queen of Great Britain (1665-1714), Mary Toft (1703-1763), Nathanael St. André (1680-1776), (Fictitious Characters), Alonso, Anne queen of Great Britain (1664-1714), Antonio, Ariel, Caliban, Ceres, Esther Johnson (1681-1728), Eugène of Savoy, Prince of Savoy (1663-1736), Ferdinand, Fritz Eichenberg (1901-), Gonzalo, Iris, Juno, Lemuel Gulliver (Fictitious Character), Lilliputians, Miranda, Philipp Ludwig Zinzendorf Graf von, Prospero, Richard Norton, Richard Steele Sir (1672-1729)

Time

18th century, Jin dai, 1702-1714, 15th and 16th centuries, 1648-1714, 17th century, Anne, 1702-1714, Early works to 1800, Siglo XVIII, Xian dai

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  • Jonathan SWIFT
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  • Jonathan [Swift
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  • JONATHAN SWIFT
  • SWIFT, JONATHAN, 1667-1745.
  • Jonathan Jonathan Swift
  • J. Swift
  • Swift, Jonathan attributed author
  • Johnathan Swift
  • Swift,Jonathan スウィフト,ジョナサン (1667-1745)
  • Shi hui fu tuo (Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745)
  • (ying) Si, wei fu te (Swift, Jonathan
  • (ying) Siwei, Fute (Swift, Jonathan
  • Swift Jonathan 1667-1745
  • Jonathan Dean Swift
  • Si, Weifute Swift, Jonathan
  • Dr Jonathan Swift
  • Jonathan Swift Swift
  • Jonathan JONATHAN SWIFT
  • Swift Jonathan
  • Lemuel Gulliver
  • Joanthan Swift
  • Jonathan Swift dean of st. patrick's
  • Jonathan Swift Dean of st. patrick's
  • Jonathan Swift dean of st patrick's
  • Jonathan 1667-1745 Swift
  • (ying) Si, wei fu te
  • Джонатан Свифт
  • Д. Свифт

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June 28, 2023 Edited by Сергей Малышев Edited without comment.
September 27, 2022 Edited by AgentSapphire merge authors
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April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import