A Modest Proposal (Penguin Little Black Classics) (Tale Blazers: British Literature) (Unexpurgated Start Classics)

Name: A Modest Proposal
Rating: 3.86 (7 reviews)

by Jonathan Swift

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A Modest Proposal (Penguin Little Black Classics) (Tale Blazers: British Literature) (Unexpurgated Start Classics)

by Jonathan Swift

7 ratings • 1 review • 8 shelved

The author offers statistical support for his assertions and gives specific data about the number of children to be sold, their weight and price, and the projected consumption patterns. He suggests some recipes for preparing this delicious new meat, and he feels sure that innovative cooks will be quick to generate more.

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ISBN10 1605977276
ISBN13 9781605977270
Publish Date 4 July 2008 (first published December 1995)
Publish Status Active
Imprint Book Jungle

Format Paperback (US Trade)
Pages 48
Language English

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I had started reading this little collection a while back and figured it was time to get back to it. 'A Modest Proposal' was the only essay that I really enjoyed in this book. I found the others a little tedious and inaccessible, probably due to the fact that they were written in the 18th century.

Anyway, on to the next Little Black Classics book, which I hope to enjoy more than this one.