Jonathan Swift
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born
November 30, 1667
died
October 19, 1745
gender
male
place of birth
Dublin, Ireland
genre
Nonfiction, Literature & Fiction, Poetry
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Jonathan Swift (November 30, 1667 – October 19, 1745) was an Anglo-Irish cleric, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer (first for Whigs then for Tories), and poet, famous for works like Gulliver's Travels, A Modest Proposal, A Journal to Stella, The Drapier's Letters, The Battle of the Books, and A Tale of a Tub. Swift is probably the foremost prose satirist in the English language, and is less well known for his poetry. Swift published all of his works under pseudonyms — such as Lemuel Gulliver, Isaac Bickerstaff, M.B. Drapier — or anonymously. He is also known fo...more
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Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift avg rating 3.48 — 9,789 ratings — published 1726 413 editions |
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A Modest Proposal and Other Satirical Works by Jonathan Swift avg rating 4.03 — 1,928 ratings — published 1729 5 editions |
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Gulliver's Travels and A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift avg rating 3.73 — 471 ratings — published 2005 2 editions |
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A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift avg rating 4.06 — 218 ratings — published 1729 9 editions |
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Gulliver's Travels and Other Writings by Jonathan Swift avg rating 3.55 — 246 ratings — published 1726 14 editions |
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A Tale of a Tub and Other Works by Jonathan Swift avg rating 3.58 — 102 ratings — published 1704 7 editions |
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The Writings of Jonathan Swift: Authoritative Texts, Backgrounds, Criticism (Norton Critical Edition) by Jonathan Swift avg rating 4.45 — 44 ratings — published 1940 26 editions |
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Directions to Servants (100 Pages) by Jonathan Swift avg rating 4.05 — 20 ratings — published 1742 5 editions |
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Complete Poems by Jonathan Swift avg rating 4.13 — 15 ratings — published 1967 7 editions |
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A Tale of a Tub by Jonathan Swift avg rating 3.69 — 13 ratings — published 1704 14 editions |
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"May you live every day of your life."
— Jonathan Swift
— Jonathan Swift
"When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in confederacy against him."
— Jonathan Swift
— Jonathan Swift
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