A Modest Proposal
Author | : Jonathan Swift |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 13 |
Release | : 2013-11-21 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781627937276 |
ISBN-13 | : 1627937277 |
Rating | : 4/5 (277 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A Modest Proposal by : Jonathan Swift
Download or read book A Modest Proposal written by Jonathan Swift and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-11-21 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Juvenalian satirical essay written and published anonymously by Jonathan Swift in 1729. Swift suggests that the impoverished Irish might ease their economic troubles by selling their children as food for rich gentlemen and ladies.[2] This satirical hyperbole mocks heartless attitudes towards the poor, as well as Irish policy in general.