A Tale of a Tub

A satirical prose work by Jonathan Swift, first published in 1704 and presented here in an 1889 edition edited by Henry Morley. It combines a mock tale with comic digressions and a related piece, The History of Martin, in a parody of contemporary writers and learning.

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