Books by Jonathan Swift

Uses the narrative of a mock travel writer to explore exotic and imaginary locations. This book mounts a scathing attack on the morals, politics and learning of the 18th century, culminating in possibly the greatest satire ever written: the story of the Houyhnhnms.

Treasury of 5 shorter works includes title piece plus "The Battle of the Books, A Meditation Upon a Broom-Stick, A Discourse Concerning the Mechanical Operation of the Spirit" and "The Abolishing of Christianity in England."

Gulliver’s Travels (1726, amended 1735), officially Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, is a novel by Jonathan Swift that is both a satire on human nature and a parody of the "travellers’ tales" literary sub genre. It is widely considered Swift’s magnum opus and is his most celebrated work, as well as one of the indisputable classics of English literature.

In a time when poor Irish families struggled to feed their children, Jonathan Swift wrote an essay, which he published anonymously, making a few suggestions. He called it `A Modest Proposal‘ (1729) or `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.‘The solution was simple: Fatten up the undernourished children and sell them as food for the rich. Everybody wins! Though written in a serious tone, the humour in this essay is undeniable, and so is its mocking of the heartless attitudes towards poor people.Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) was an Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, poet, and political pamphleteer, best known for his satirical work like `A Modest Proposal‘ (1729) and‘ Gulliver‘s Travels‘ (1726).

Efter at forfatteren har besøgt landet Lilliput, hvor alt var småt, fortsætter han til Brobdingnag hvor alt er stort. Bl. a. må han lide den tort, at ride på en kvindes brystvorte, ligesom en baby er lige ved at sluge ham.Med alle de originale illustrationer.

Efter et skibbrud skyller kaptajn Gulliver i op på en fremmed kyst, hvor han bliver taget til fange af en race af mennesker, der er mindre end 6 cm høje. Efter at have givet forsikringer om sin gode opførsel, får han opholdstilladelse i Lilliput og forsøger på at passe ind i samfundet.Jonathan Swifts roman om Kaptajn Gullivers rejser blev straks ved udgivelsens en stor succes. "Rejsen til Lilliput" er den første af fire dele af "Gullivers rejser".Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) var en irsk-engelsk forfatter, satiriker, digter og politisk kommentator, som i en lang årrække var dekan i Dublin. Jonathan Swift er bedst kendt for sin satiriske roman "Gullivers rejser" fra 1726, men han udgav et utal af værker inden for mange forskellige genrer.