Jonathan Swift
- Books on site
- 2
- Total words
- 109,467
- Reading time
- 6.1 h
- Years covered
- 1727–1729
- Longest
- Gulliver’s Travels
Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) was an Anglo-Irish satirist, poet and clergyman. Gulliver’s Travels and A Modest Proposal use mock-serious reasoning to attack politics, science and colonial cruelty with a precision that still stings.
2free editions109,467words on site~6.1 hreading time1727–1729years covered
Gulliver’s Travels
A Modest Proposal| Year | Title | Words | Reading time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1727 | Gulliver’s Travels | 106,000 | ~7 h |
| 1729 | A Modest Proposal | 3,467 | ~1 h |
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