The Battle of the Books, and Other Short Pieces

by Jonathan Swift

This collection of Swift's satirical works includes the famous "The Battle of the Books," a controversial essay that pitted ancient and modern authors against each other. Other pieces skewer politics, religion, and human nature. Swift was a master of wit and irony, and his writing remains both hilarious and thought-provoking today.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1019401249
• ISBN13: 9781019401248
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Legare Street Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"