satire

A Modest Proposal

A Modest Proposal for preventing the children of poor people in Ireland, from being a burden on their parents or country, and for making them beneficial to the publick.

by Dr. Jonathan Swift. 1729

The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers

The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers, by Jonathan Swift

PREDICTIONS FOR THE YEAR 1708

Wherein the month, and day of the month are set down, the persons named, and the great actions and events of next year particularly related, as will come to pass.

Written to prevent the people of England from being farther imposed on by vulgar almanack-makers.

By Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq.

The Battle of the Books and Other Short Pieces

The Battle of the Books and Other Short Pieces, by Jonathan Swift

Jonathan Swift

Works by legendary Irish satirist Jonathan Swift.

The Gilded Age

The Gilded Age, A Tale of Today, by Mark Twain

Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven

Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven, by Mark Twain

Through The Looking-Glass

Through The Looking-Glass, by Lewis Carroll