The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers

A satirical work by Jonathan Swift, published in 1708, in which the fictional astrologer Isaac Bickerstaff mocks almanac-makers and their fraudulent predictions, famously forecasting the death of almanac-maker John Partridge.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

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Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic humor and satire›British and Irish humor before 1800

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Bibliophiles›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic humor and satire›British and Irish humor before 1800