01764cam a22003373u 4500 1080 UtSlPG 20260610133040.0 m cr n 260607r1997||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PR Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745 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 Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 1997 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Modest_Proposal Release date is 1997-10-01 An Anonymous Volunteer and David Widger "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift is a satirical essay written and published in 1729. The work shockingly suggests that Ireland's poor could solve their economic troubles by selling their children as food to the wealthy. Through sustained irony and deadpan humor, Swift uses this outrageous premise to mock hostile attitudes toward the poor and expose the dehumanizing policies of British colonial rule. The essay remains celebrated for its dark wit and biting social commentary. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Political satire, English Religious satire, English Ireland -- Politics and government -- 18th century -- Humor https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1080 43196 43196