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  • Bibliography:
    22 Books
  • First Book:
    January 1726
  • Latest Book:
    August 2011
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Book List in Order: 22 titles



  • Lemuel Gulliver always dreamed of traveling the world. But when a violent storm claims his ship and casts him adrift among uncharted lands, he is taken to places that he could not even dream of. Traveling to the nation of Lilliput, where the inhabita...







  • Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriche...



  • When forty-year-old Isaac Overstreet, a fisherman and community mainstay, decides that he wants a wife, the residents of turn-of-the-century Camp Ruby, Texas, decide that young Bessie Treadway fits the bill...



  • In this critically acclaimed compendium of 11 outrageous commentaries and tales by the English language’s greatest satirist, Jonathan Swift reflects on the absurdity of organized religion, classical versus modern literature, astrological predict...



  • A companion piece to the popular Directions to Servants, Polite Conversation is a witty, brilliantly conceived treatise on manners and small talk from the master of English satire. Beginning with an "expert" introduction to the perils of ill-educated...



  • This volume includes "The Battle of the Books" and "The Mechanical Operation of the Spirit", both which accompanied "A Tale of a Tub" on its first publication in 1704.

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  • A glorious exercise in cheeky punmanship, The Wonderful Wonder of Wonders sees Jonathan Swift in fine form. Flying by the seat of his pants, the great author treats us to a condensed biography of his posterior, enlivened by some inspired wordplay. Or...







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    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available a...



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    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefo...



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    The Journal to Stella By Jonathan Swift With preface, introduction and notes by George A. Aitken.  Consists of 65 letters to Jonathan Swift's friend, Esther Johnson....



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    Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) was an Irish cleric, satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer (first for Whigs then for Tories), and poet. He is probably the foremost prose satirist in the English language, and is less well known for his poetry. Swift pu...



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    Jonathan Swift's most famous works are included in this large anthology. Works include: The Battle of the Books The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers Gulliver's Travels The Journal to Stella A Modest Proposal The Poems of Jonathan Swift, Volume 1 The Poem...



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    The Battle of the Books is the name of a short satire written by Jonathan Swift and published as part of the prolegomena to his A Tale of a Tub in 1704. It depicts a literal battle between books in the King's Library (housed in St. James's Palace at ...






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    Directions to Servants is one of Jonathan Swift’s last completed works. It displays all his caustic skill as a satirist and his unerring eye for the little annoyances of life. Taking the form of a handbook of manners, and addressed to each servant ...



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    "From the master of satire, Jonathan Swift, comes a collection of his classic satirical works. ""A Modest Proposal and Other Satires"" includes the following works: A Tale of a Tub, The Battle of the Books, An Argument Against the Abolishment of Chri...



Award-Winning Books by Jonathan Swift

Gulliver's Travels
2004 Greenaway Medal -- Illustrator
2005 Parents Choice Award (Spring) (1998-2007) -- Gold


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Jonathan Swift has published 22 books.

Jonathan Swift does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, A Voyage To The Country Of The Houyhnhnms, was published in August 2011.

The first book by Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels, was published in January 1726.

No. Jonathan Swift does not write books in series.