Jonathan Swift
A Modest Proposal (Penguin Little Black Classics)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780141398181
- author:
- Jonathan Swift
- format:
- Mass Market Paperback
- publisher:
- Penguin Classics
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2015
- Pages:
- 64
- Dimensions:
- 11.1 x 0.5 x 16.1 cm
- Genre:
- Literary Theory
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift
This devastating short satire offers a shocking solution to a pressing problem. First published in 1729, it is a powerful critique of the social and economic conditions of its time.
Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. This edition brings Swift's biting satire to readers once again.
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