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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: A libel on Dr. D-ny, and a certain great lord. By Dr. Sw-t. Occasion'd by a certain epistle. ...

    First published in 1730 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1722 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Prose writings of Swift.

    First published in 1886 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: On poetry: a rapsody

    First published in 1733 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1932 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1983 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The works of J.S,D.D,D.S.P.D. ...: In this edition are great alterations and additions, and likewise many pieces in each volume, never before published.

    First published in 1735 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: A tale of a tub: written for the universal improvement of mankind : to which is added, An account of a battel between the ancient and modern books in St. James's Library

    First published in 1724 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The correspondence of Jonathan Swift

    Cover of edition correspondenceof0000swif_a4n4 Cover of edition correspondenceof0000swif_e5k0 First published in 1910 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Battle of the Books : And Other Short Pieces: Original

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  • Cover of: Letters, Written by the Late Jonathan Swift, D. D. : Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, and Several of His Friends: from the Year 1703 to 1740; Volume 2

    First published in 2018 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: An enquiry into the behavior of the Queen's last ministry.

    First published in 1956 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Brotherly love: A sermon, preached in St. Patrick's Church; on December 1st, 1717

    First published in 1754 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: A Tale of a tub, the battle of the books, and other satires

    First published in 1909 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The Hibernian patriot: being a collection of the Drapier's letters to the people of Ireland, concerning Mr. Wood's brass half-pence. Together with considerations on the attempts made to pass that coin. ... To which are added, poems and songs relating to the same subject.

    First published in 1730 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The choice works of Dean Swift in prose and verse.: Carefully reprinted from the original editions.

    Cover of edition choiceworksofdea00swif_0 First published in 1870 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Mr. C-ns's discourse of free-thinking: put into plain English, by way of abstract, for the use of the poor. By a friend of the author.

    First published in 1713 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Gulliver's travels, A tale of a tub [and] The battle of the books

    First published in 1933 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: A libel on Dr. D---ny: and a certain great lord. By Dr. Sw-t, occasion'd by a certain epistle. ...

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Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)

Born 30 November 1667
Died 19 October 1745

Subjects

Politics and government, Early works to 1800, Imaginary Voyages, Fiction, History, Coinage, Travelers, English literature, English Satire, Humor, Lemuel Gulliver (Fictitious character), Money, Poetry, Correspondence, Spanish Succession, War of, 1701-1714, Juvenile fiction, Pamphlets, Swift, jonathan, 1667-1745, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Children's fiction, Economic conditions, English Political satire, Irish Authors, Pride and vanity, Voyages and travels

Places

Ireland, Great Britain, Ying guo, Athens (Greece), Dublin, England, Netherlands, Rome, Carthage, Dublin (Ireland), Dunkerque (France), France, Italy, Lilliput, Lilliput and Blefuscu (Fictitious Islands), London (England), Milan, Naples, United Kingdom, United States, Wales

People

Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), William Wood (1671-1730), Richard Steele Sir (1672-1729), Anne Queen of Great Britain (1665-1714), John Partridge (1644-1715), Patrick Delany (1685 or 6-1768), Daniel Finch Nottingham Earl of (1647-1730), Esther Johnson (1681-1728), John Carteret Earl Granville (1690-1763), Alexander Pope (1688-1744), Anthony Collins (1676-1729), John Browne Sir, John Churchill Marlborough Duke of (1650-1722), Mary Toft (1703-1763), Matthew Prior (1664-1721), Nathanael St. André (1680-1776), Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac, Thomas Wharton Wharton Marquess of (1648?-1715), (Fictitious Characters), Abel Roper (1665-1726), Alonso, Anne queen of Great Britain (1664-1714), Antoine de Guiscard Bourlie abbé de la (1658-1711), Antonio, Ariel

Time

18th century, 1702-1714, Anne, 1702-1714, Jin dai, 1660-1714, 15th and 16th centuries, 1648-1714, 1689-1702, 1724., 17th century, 510-30 B.C, Early works to 1800, Queen Anne's War, 1702-1713, Siglo XVIII, The Controversy of Wood's Halfpence, Xian dai

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  • Jonathan SWIFT
  • Jonathan, Swift
  • Jonathan [Swift
  • Jonathan] [Swift
  • Jonathan swift
  • 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
September 23, 2022 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
April 15, 2022 Edited by dcapillae merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import