A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift

A Modest Proposal

Jonathan Swift

18 pages first pub 1729 (editions) user-added

nonfiction classics essays challenging funny reflective slow-paced

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A satirical essay posing in the style of economic treatise about the Irish Potato Famine and the lack of effort the government and nobility took to address the issue. The essay initially presented ridiculous cures to the problem in the satirical c...

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Moods

funny 79%
dark 65%
reflective 35%
challenging 25%
informative 13%
lighthearted 8%
sad 3%
tense 2%
emotional 1%
inspiring 1%

Pace

fast 52%
medium 26%
slow 22%

Average rating

3.91

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