A Modest Proposal

by Jonathan Swift

Genres: Satire; Classics

Synopsis

Jonathan Swift almost defines satire in this biting and brutal pamphlet in which he suggests that poor (Catholic) Irish families should fatten up their children and sell them to the rich (Protestant) land owners, thus solving the twin problems of starving children and poverty in one blow. When the "Proposal" was published in 1729, Swift was quickly attacked, and even accused of barbarity - the exact state the "Proposal" was written to expose.

Release date: February 20, 2020

Publisher: InAudio

Print pages: 24