Category: Book A Modest Proposal

“A Modest Proposal” is a short satirical essay written by Jonathan Swift in the form of a pamphlet. The full name is “A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People from Being a Burthen to their Parents, or the Country, and for Making them Beneficial to the Publick.” and at the first glance…

A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift A Modest Proposal is a satiric essay by Jonathan Swift, written in 1729. It is aimed at the rich landowners of Ireland who are keeping the poor of Ireland in poverty and virtual starvation. The narrator is Swift, who seems to be making a strong case for cannibalism as…