A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift

A Modest Proposal

Jonathan Swift

25 pages first pub 1729 (editions)

nonfiction classics essays dark funny fast-paced
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A satirical essay posing in the style of economic treatise about the Irish Potato Famine and the lack of effort the government and nobility took to address the issue. The essay initially presented ridiculous cures to the problem in the satirical c...

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dark: 64%

reflective: 38%

challenging: 23%

informative: 17%

lighthearted: 9%

sad: 5%

tense: 4%

emotional: 3%

adventurous: 1%

inspiring: 1%

mysterious: 1%


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