The Works of Jonathan Swift, D. D.

by Jonathan Swift

Physical description; 19 volumes, 2 plates ; portrait, 21 cm. Contents; v.1. Memoirs of Jonathan Swift, D.D. Appendix. -- v.2. Journal to Stella (Letter 1-37). -- v.3. Journal to Stella (Letter 38-65) Tracts, political and historical, prior to the accession of George I. The Examiner, No. 13-27. -- v.4. Tracts, historical and political during the reign of Queen Anne. The Examiner, No. 28-45. -- v.5. The conduct of the allies, &c. The history of the four last years of the Queen -- v.6. Tracts, historical and political, during the reign of Anne. History of John Bull. -- v.7. Tracts relative to Ireland. The Drapier's letters. Miscellaneous tracts upon Irish affairs. -- v.8. Twelve sermons. Tracts in defence of Christianity. Tracts in support of the church establishment. -- v.9. Tracts in support of the church establishment, continued. Tracts on the Test act. Predictions for the year 1708. Miscellaneous essays. A meditation upon a broomstick. -- v.10. Abstract of the history of England. Memoirs of Captain John Creichton. Political poetry, preceding 1715. Poems, chiefly relating to Irish politics. -- v.11. Tale of a tub. Polite conversation. -- v.12. Gulliver's travels. Directions to servants. -- v.13. Miscellanies in prose, by Mr Pope, Dr Arbuthnot, Mr Gay, &c. Prose miscellanies by Swift and Sheridan. -- v.14. Miscellaneous poems. Verses during Lord Carteret's administration. Poems addressed to Vanessa and Stella. -- v.15. Riddles by Dr Swift and his friends. Trifles passing between Swift and Sheridan. Poems composed at Market-Hill. Verses addressed to Swift and to his memory. Epistolary correspondence. -- v.16-18. Epistolary correspondence. -- v.19. Epistolary correspondence. Index. Subjects; Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745). English literature 18th century. Genres; Biography. English literature - 18th century. Illustrated. Irish literature - In English - 18th century.

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Published January 1, 1814

About the author

Jonathan Swift was an Anglo-Irish satirist, author, essayist, political pamphleteer (first for the Whigs, then for the Tories), poet, and Anglican cleric who became Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, hence his common sobriquet, "Dean Swift".
Swift is remembered for works such as A Tale of a Tub (1704), An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity (1712), Gulliver's Travels (1726), and A Modest Proposal (1729). He is regarded by the Encyclopædia Britannica as the foremost prose satirist in the English language. He originally published all of his works under pseudonyms—such as Lemuel Gulliver, Isaac Bickerstaff, M.B. Drapier—or anonymously. He was a master of two styles of satire, the Horatian and Juvenalian styles.
His deadpan, ironic writing style, particularly in A Modest Proposal, has led to such satire being subsequently termed "Swiftian".