Delphi Complete Works of Jonathan Swift (Illustrated)
Description:... Jonathan Swift, the essayist, political pamphleteer, poet and cleric, is widely regarded as the foremost prose satirist of the English language, whose satirical novel ‘Gulliver's Travels’ remains one of the most enduring classics of English literature. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of Jonathan Swift, with numerous illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Swift's life and works
* Concise introductions to the satires and other works
* Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* GULLIVER’S TRAVELS is illustrated with contemporary illustrations
* Provides both the adapted 1726 and the authoritative 1735 versions of GULLIVER’S TRAVELS
* Rare satires appearing for the first time in digital print
* An exhaustive offering of political, religious and journalism works
* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry
* Easily locate the poems you want to read
* Includes Swift's letters to ‘Stella’ - spend hours exploring the author’s personal correspondence
* Features two biographies - discover Swift's literary life
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres
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Please note: some obscure poems cannot appear in this eBook, being the result of more recent scholarship and so protected by copyright. Once these works enter the public domain, they will be added to the eBook as a free update.
CONTENTS:
The Satires
A TALE OF A TUB
THE BATTLE OF THE BOOKS
THE BICKERSTAFF-PARTRIDGE PAPERS
THE SWEARER’S BANK
GULLIVER’S TRAVELS, 1726
GULLIVER’S TRAVELS, 1735
A MODEST PROPOSAL
AN EXAMINATION OF CERTAIN ABUSES
A COMPLETE COLLECTION OF GENTEEL AND INGENIOUS CONVERSATION
DIRECTIONS TO SERVANTS
MINOR SATIRES
The Sermons
THREE SERMONS
BROTHERLY LOVE AND OTHER SERMONS
Other Religious Works
LIST OF RELIGIOUS WORKS
The Political Works
DRAPIER’S LETTERS
LIST OF POLITICAL WORKS
The Historical Works
THE HISTORY OF THE FOUR LAST YEARS OF THE QUEEN
AN ABSTRACT OF THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND
REMARKS ON THE CHARACTERS OF THE COURT OF QUEEN ANNE
REMARKS ON LORD CLARENDON’S “HISTORY OF THE REBELLION”
REMARKS ON BISHOP BURNET’S “HISTORY OF HIS OWN TIME”
NOTES ON THE “FREEHOLDER”
The Journalism
CONTRIBUTIONS TO ‘THE TATLER’
CONTRIBUTIONS TO ‘THE EXAMINER’
CONTRIBUTION TO ‘THE SPECTATOR’
CONTRIBUTIONS TO ‘THE INTELLIGENCER’
The Poetry Collection
THE POEMS OF JONATHAN SWIFT
The Poems
LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
The Memoir
A JOURNAL TO STELLA
The Biographies
SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF DR. JONATHAN SWIFT by R. Phillips
DEAN SWIFT by James McGee
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