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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: The lady's dressing room: To which is added, I. A poem on cutting down the old thorn at Market Hill. ... III. An epigram ... By the Rev. Dr. S-t.

    First published in 1732 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Tittle tattle; or, taste a-la-mode: A new farce. Perform'd with universal applause by a select company of belles and beaux, at the Lady Brilliant's withdrawing-room, ... By Timothy Fribble, Esq;.

    First published in 1749 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: [The] Publick Spirit of the Whigs: Set forth in their Generous Encouragement of the Author of the Crisis : With some Observations on the Seasonableness, Candor, Erudition, and Style of that Treatise

    First published in 1714 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Miscellanies in prose and verse

    First published in 1711 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Gulliver's travels, A tale of a tub, The battle of the books, etc.

    First published in 1919 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The Intelligencer

    Cover of edition intelligencer0000swif First published in 1730 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices Timeless Themes: The British Tradition

    Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000na_g3o5 Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000unse_q1q2 Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000unse_c2c0 Cover of edition isbn_9780130548085 First published in 2002 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Political tracts: 1713-1719

    First published in 1719 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Works of Jonathan Swift

    First published in 2018 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Geliefo you ji

    First published in 1936 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Works of of the Rev. Jonathan Swift: The Examiner [and Political Tracts

    First published in 2015 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Battle of the Books and Other Short Pieces Annotated

    First published in 2021 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Poetry & prose.

    First published in 1964 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: A modest proposal and other satires

    Cover of edition modestproposalot0000swif_p8f8 Cover of edition modestproposalot00swif First published in 1995 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Swift on his age: selected prose and verse

    First published in 1953 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The Poetical Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick\'s, Dublin: Volume 1

    First published in 2001 — 4 editions
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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.: Together with The history of Martin, Wotton's Observations upon the Tale of a tub, Curll's Complete key, etc. The whole edited with an introd. and notes historical and explanatory

    First published in 1958 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Polite conversation in three dialogues

    First published in 1892 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Guilliver's travels

    First published in 1945 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: World Masterpieces

    Cover of edition literature00pren Cover of edition literatureworldm00 First published in 1991 — 4 editions
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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, English Satire, Humor, Coinage, Correspondence, Poetry, Lemuel Gulliver (Fictitious character), Swift, jonathan, 1667-1745, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Irish Authors, Money, Spanish Succession, War of, 1701-1714, Irish authors, Children's fiction, Juvenile fiction, Pamphlets, Voyages and travels, English Political satire, English language

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), Esther Johnson (1681-1728), Anne Queen of Great Britain (1665-1714), John Partridge (1644-1715), Patrick Delany (1685 or 6-1768), Alexander Pope (1688-1744), Daniel Finch Nottingham Earl of (1647-1730), John Carteret Earl Granville (1690-1763), Anthony Collins (1676-1729), Horace, 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

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 Swift
  • 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