26 pages • first pub 1729 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781606800669
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
A Modest Proposal, is a 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 ...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,732 reviews
Moods
dark 64%
reflective 37%
challenging 22%
informative 16%
lighthearted 8%
sad 5%
emotional 3%
tense 3%
adventurous 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
medium 26%
slow 17%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Cannibalism, Classism, Child deathModerate
Abortion, Murder, DeathMinor
Antisemitism, Body shaming, Miscarriage
26 pages • first pub 1729 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781606800669
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
A Modest Proposal, is a 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 ...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,732 reviews
Moods
dark 64%
reflective 37%
challenging 22%
informative 16%
lighthearted 8%
sad 5%
emotional 3%
tense 3%
adventurous 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
medium 26%
slow 17%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Cannibalism, Classism, Child deathModerate
Abortion, Murder, DeathMinor
Antisemitism, Body shaming, Miscarriage