| Edition |
A new ed. corr. and rev. by John Nichols. |
| Description |
1 online resource (469 pages). |
| Series |
Jonathan Swift anthology |
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Jonathan Swift anthology.
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BiblioBoard Core module.
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| Note |
Volume II |
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Original document: Book. |
| Contents |
v.1. Life of Doctor Swift [by Sheridan]--v.2. A tale of a tub. The battle of the books [and essays]--v.3. The Examiner [and political tracts]--v.4. History of Queen Anne.--v.5. Miscellaneous pieces.--v.6. Gulliver's travels.--v.7. Poems.--v.8. Poems, Polite convesation, etc.--v.9. Drapier's letters [etc.]--v.10. Sermons. Memoirs of Captain John Creichton.-v.11-15. Letters--v.16. Directions to servants [and miscellany]--v.17. History of John Bull. Essays. Poetry.--v.18-19. Letters. Index. |
| Summary |
The second book of a 19-volume set of Jonathan Swift's collected works, this text features some of the author's prose works, including The Battle of the Books, The History of Martin and An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity. Now considered one of the most famous political satires ever written, Jonathan Swift's An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity defended Christianity, especially Anglicanism, against arguments from groups like freethinkers, deists and atheists. Written in 1708, the essay was distributed throughout Ireland and Britain in the form of a pamphlet and brought about much discussion and controversy over religion and the government's control over religious institutions. |
| Note |
GMD: electronic resource. |
| Added Author |
Sheridan, Thomas, 1719-1788.
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Nichols, John, 1745-1826.
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