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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: On poetry: a rapsody

    First published in 1733 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: A proposal for giving badges to the beggers in all the parishes of Dublin

    First published in 1737 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: A proposal for correcting, improving and ascertaining the English tongue: in a letter to the most honourable Robert Earl of Oxford and Mortimer, Lord High Treasurer of Great Britain

    First published in 1712 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: A short character of his Ex. T.E. of W.L.L. of I-- [i.e. Thomas Wharton]: with an account of some smaller facts, during his government, which will not be put into the articles of impeachment

    First published in 1711 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Some advice humbly offer'd to the members of the October Club, in a letter from a person of honour

    First published in 1712 1 edition in 1 language
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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 antient and modern books in St. James's library ...

    First published in 1704 1 edition in 1 language
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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 antient and modern books in St. James's Library

    First published in 1704 1 edition in 1 language
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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. Jame's Library

    First published in 1710 1 edition in 1 language
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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 antient and modern books in St. James's Library ...

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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 battle between the antient and modern books in St. James's library ... With the author's apology; and explanatory notes

    First published in 1754 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Le conte du tonneau, contenant tout ce que les arts et les sciences ont de plus sublime & de plus mysterieux: avec plusieurs autres pieces très curieuses

    First published in 1750 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: A true & faithful narrative of what pass'd in London

    First published in 1935 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: A vindication of His Excellency the Lord C----t, from the charge of favouring none but tories, high-churchmen and Jacobites

    First published in 1730 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Verses on the death of Doctor Swift

    First published in 1739 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The present state of Ireland consider'd

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  • Cover of: A modest proposal for preventing the children of poor people from being a burthen to their parents or the country: and for making them beneficial to the publick

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  • Cover of: A libel on Dr. D--ny, and a certain great lord

    First published in 1730 1 edition in 1 language
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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. And Reasons for the people of Ireland's refusing it. To which are added, poems and songs relating to the same subject ...

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  • Cover of: Masʻot Guliver

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  • Cover of: Hai wai xuan qu lu

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Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)

Born 30 November 1667
Died 19 October 1745
Subjects
Early works to 1800, Politics and government, Imaginary Voyages, Fiction, History, English literature, Travelers, Coinage, Correspondence, Humor, English Satire, Lemuel Gulliver (Fictitious character), Swift, jonathan, 1667-1745, Irish Authors, Poetry, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Money, Irish authors, Spanish Succession, War of, 1701-1714, Children's fiction, Juvenile fiction, Pamphlets, Voyages and travels, English Political satire, English poetry
Places
Ireland, Great Britain, England, Ying guo, Athens (Greece), Rome, Dublin, Netherlands, Araby, Araby bazaar, North Richmond Street, Calcutta, Carthage, Dublin (Ireland), Dunkerque (France), France, India, Italy, Lilliput, Lilliput and Blefuscu (Fictitious Islands), London, London (England), Milan, Naples, Rome (Italy)
People
Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), William Wood (1671-1730), Richard Steele Sir (1672-1729), Anne Queen of Great Britain (1665-1714), Esther Johnson (1681-1728), John Partridge (1644-1715), Patrick Delany (1685 or 6-1768), Daniel Finch Nottingham Earl of (1647-1730), John Carteret Earl Granville (1690-1763), Alexander Pope (1688-1744), Anthony Collins (1676-1729), John Browne Sir, John Churchill Marlborough Duke of (1650-1722), Lemuel Gulliver (Fictitious character), Mangan's sister, 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), Alfred Doolittle, Alonso, Anne queen of Great Britain (1664-1714)
Time
18th century, 1702-1714, Anne, 1702-1714, Jin dai, 1660-1714, 15th and 16th centuries, 1648-1714, 1689-1702, 1712, 1714-1727, 1714-1837, 1724., 17th century, 1912, 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 Dean Swift
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  • Lemuel Gulliver
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  • 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
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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