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Robert Blumenfeld
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Jonathan Swift
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A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People in Ireland From Being a Burden to Their Parents or Country, and for Making Them Beneficial to the Public, commonly referred to as A Modest Proposal, is a Juvenalian satirical essay written and published anonymously by Jonathan Swift in 1729. Swift suggests in his essay that the impoverished Irish might ease their economic troubles by selling children as food for rich gentlemen and ladies. By doing this he mocks the authority of the British officials.
A Modest Proposal is included in many literature programs as an example of early modern western satire. It also serves as an exceptional introduction to the concept and use of argumentative language, lending itself well to secondary and post-secondary essay courses. Outside of the realm of English studies, A Modest Proposal is a relevant piece included in many comparative and global literature and history courses, as well as those of numerous other disciplines in the arts, humanities, and even the social sciences.
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The hero is anyone who has ever longed for escape to a better life. The time is tomorrow. The place is a Utopian America. This is the backdrop for Edward Bellamy's prophetic novel about a young Boston gentleman who is mysteriously transported from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century, from a world of war and want to a world of peace and plenty.
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2 out of 5 stars
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This Book is socialist Propaganda
- De Paul en 04-26-04
De: Edward Bellamy
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
- De: Benjamin Franklin
- Narrado por: Qarie Marshall
- Duración: 6 h y 35 m
- Versión completa
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Left unfinished at the time of his death, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin has endured as one of the most well-known and influential autobiographies ever written. From his early years in Boston and Philadelphia to the publication of his Poor Richard's Almanac to the American Revolution and beyond, Franklin's autobiography is a fascinating, personal exploration into the life of America's most interesting founding father.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Egregious omission of important passage.
- De Walking Man en 02-14-19
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They Were Her Property
- White Women as Slave Owners in the American South
- De: Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers
- Narrado por: Allyson Johnson
- Duración: 10 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
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Bridging women's history, the history of the South, and African-American history, this audiobook makes a bold argument about the role of white women in American slavery. Historian Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers draws on a variety of sources to show that slave-owning women were sophisticated economic actors who directly engaged in and benefited from the South's slave market.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Women ARE just like men
- De Mary en 08-22-19
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Common Sense
- De: Thomas Paine
- Narrado por: Adrian Cronauer
- Duración: 1 h y 41 m
- Versión completa
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This pamphlet, first published in 1776, set in print the word every American was thinking about, but none dared say: independence! It was published anonymously in New York, selling 120,000 copies in the first 3 months and half a million in that same year. Its author, Thomas Paine, wrote in a language that could be understood by any reasonably literate colonist. But more important than it being so well received, is that it captured the American colonists' imaginations and was a primary catalyst to the independence movement in the United States. Noted American historian Bernard Bailyn called it "the most brilliant pamphlet written during the American Revolution, and one of the most brilliant ever written in the English language."
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4 out of 5 stars
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revolutionary ideas for sure
- De reggie p en 08-20-03
De: Thomas Paine
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The Famine Plot
- England's Role in Ireland's Greatest Tragedy
- De: Tim Pat Coogan
- Narrado por: Roger Clark
- Duración: 11 h y 13 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 145
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In this sweeping history, Ireland's best-known historian, Tim Pat Coogan, tackles the dark history of the Irish Famine and argues that it constituted one of the first acts of genocide. In what the Boston Globe calls "his greatest achievement", Coogan shows how the British government hid behind the smoke screen of laissez faire economics, the invocation of divine providence, and a carefully orchestrated publicity campaign, allowing more than a million people to die agonizing deaths and driving a further million into emigration.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Atrocities abound.
- De GMJ en 06-05-18
De: Tim Pat Coogan
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The Modern Scholar
- The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin
- De: Professor H.W. Brands
- Narrado por: H.W. Brands
- Duración: 7 h y 59 m
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This course examines the life of Benjamin Franklin and his influence on both American and world history. He remains the model of the American thinker - a man who was interested in nearly everything, and who pursued those interests with an admirable and contagious passion. To study Franklin's life is to learn not only the history of a single man, but to understand some of the most monumental changes in all of human history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love it
- De Holly en 02-20-16
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American Slavery, American Freedom
- De: Edmund S. Morgan
- Narrado por: Sean Pratt
- Duración: 14 h y 19 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 158
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 132
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 130
"If it is possible to understand the American paradox, the marriage of slavery and freedom, Virginia is surely the place to begin," writes Edmund S. Morgan in American Slavery, American Freedom, a study of the tragic contradiction at the core of America. Morgan finds the key to this central paradox in the people and politics of the state that was both the birthplace of the revolution and the largest slaveholding state in the country.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Explaining the great American contradiction
- De Roger en 09-16-14
De: Edmund S. Morgan
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New Atlantis
- De: Francis Bacon
- Narrado por: Gareth Armstrong
- Duración: 1 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 116
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 96
Sir Francis Bacon's The New Atlantis is a utopian novel about a mythical land called Bensalem, where the inhabitants live happily with the sciences. In The New Atlantis, Bacon focuses on the duty of the state toward science, and his projections for state-sponsored research anticipate many advances in medicine and surgery, meteorology, and machinery. Although The New Atlantis is only a part of his plan for an ideal commonwealth, this work does represent Bacon's ideological beliefs.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Oxford World Classics
- De Jennifer Bick en 07-02-21
De: Francis Bacon
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As a Man Thinketh
- De: James Allen
- Narrado por: Paul Darn
- Duración: 1 h y 4 m
- Versión completa
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 59
James Allen's most famous book, "As a Man Thinketh", was originally published in 1902. It is now considered a classic self-help book. Its underlying premise is that noble thoughts make a noble person, while lowly thoughts make a miserable person. Allen's books illustrate the use of the power of thought to increase personal capabilities. Although he never achieved great fame or wealth, his works continue to influence people around the world, including the New Thought movement.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Nothing but platitudes
- De Kelkon en 07-01-24
De: James Allen
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Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
- De: Walter Isaacson
- Narrado por: Nelson Runger
- Duración: 24 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 8,935
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 7,837
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 7,804
Benjamin Franklin is the founding father who winks at us - an ambitious urban entrepreneur who rose up the social ladder, from leather-aproned shopkeeper to dining with kings. In best-selling author Walter Isaacson's vivid and witty full-scale biography, we discover why Franklin turns to us from history's stage with eyes that twinkle from behind his new-fangled spectacles. In Benjamin Franklin, Isaacson shows how Franklin defines both his own time and ours. The most interesting thing that Franklin invented, and continually reinvented, was himself.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good book, not crazy about the narrator
- De Cathi en 07-20-13
De: Walter Isaacson
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An Imperfect God
- George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America
- De: Henry Wiencek
- Narrado por: Rick Adamson
- Duración: 7 h y 30 m
- Versión resumida
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Washington was born and raised among Blacks and mixed-race people; he and his wife had blood ties to the slave community. Yet as a young man he bought and sold slaves without scruple, even raffled off children to collect debts (an incident ignored by earlier biographers). Then, on the Revolutionary battlefields where he commanded both Black and White troops, Washington's attitudes began to change.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent handling of one part of Wahington's life
- De buffaloboy en 05-20-04
De: Henry Wiencek
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The Black Man: The Father of Civilization, Proven by Biblical History
- De: James Morris Webb
- Narrado por: Rodney Louis Tompkins
- Duración: 56 m
- Versión completa
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James Morris Webb argues that the Black man was the father of civilization, born in the land of Egypt, and that the different branches of science and art were simply transmitted to other races, which, as the ages have rolled by have only been enlarged - and to some extent improved upon. The narrative is rich in quotes from the Bible.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow !! I never thought
- De TONY 810 en 07-24-20
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The Wealth of Nations
- De: Adam Smith
- Narrado por: Gildart Jackson
- Duración: 36 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,567
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,308
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,297
The foundation for all modern economic thought and political economy, The Wealth of Nations is the magnum opus of Scottish economist Adam Smith, who introduces the world to the very idea of economics and capitalism in the modern sense of the words.
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4 out of 5 stars
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ADAM SMITH
- De chetyarbrough.blog en 01-20-15
De: Adam Smith
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Book of Ages
- The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin
- De: Jill Lepore
- Narrado por: Robin Miles
- Duración: 11 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 179
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From one of our most accomplished and widely admired historians, a revelatory portrait of Benjamin Franklin' s youngest sister and a history of history itself. Like her brother, Jane Franklin was a passionate reader, a gifted writer, and an astonishingly shrewd political commentator.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Back story of Ben Franklin
- De Candi Collier en 05-30-14
De: Jill Lepore
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Printer's Error
- Irreverent Stories from Book History
- De: Rebecca Romney, J. P. Romney
- Narrado por: J.P. Romney
- Duración: 8 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 86
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 76
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 78
Since the Gutenberg Bible first went on sale in 1455, printing has been viewed as one of the highest achievements of human innovation. But the march of progress hasn't been smooth; downright bizarre is more like it. Printer's Error chronicles some of the strangest and most humorous episodes in the history of Western printing. Take, for example, the Gutenberg Bible. While the book is regarded as the first printed work in the Western world, Gutenberg's name doesn't appear anywhere on it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Porn for Ye Old Bibliophiles
- De George M. Liveakos en 03-24-17
De: Rebecca Romney, y otros
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Master of the Mountain
- Thomas Jefferson and His Slaves
- De: Henry Wiencek
- Narrado por: Brian Holsopple
- Duración: 11 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 111
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 101
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 100
Is there anything new to say about Thomas Jefferson and slavery? The answer is a resounding yes. Henry Wiencek's eloquent, persuasive book - based on new information coming from archaeological work at Monticello and on hitherto overlooked or disregarded evidence in Jefferson's papers - opens up a huge, poorly understood dimension of Jefferson's world. We must, Wiencek suggests, follow the money.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Clear, Insightful & Iconclastic History
- De R.S. en 04-18-13
De: Henry Wiencek
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Gulliver's Travels: A Signature Performance by David Hyde Pierce
- De: Jonathan Swift
- Narrado por: David Hyde Pierce
- Duración: 9 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 3,680
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,181
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 3,175
A Signature Performance: Four-time Emmy Award winner David Hyde Pierce delivers an air of lovable self-importance in his rendition of the classic social satire that remains as fresh today as the day it was published.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved every minute
- De Rose en 01-16-11
De: Jonathan Swift
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A Modest Proposal
- De: Jonathan Swift
- Narrado por: David Stifel
- Duración: 23 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 134
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 111
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 110
Wickedly narrated by David Stifel, and written in 1729, this satiric essay on how to solve Ireland's chronic poverty is perhaps more shocking today than when it was written. In the 1960s, when Peter O'Toole did a public reading of this piece in Dublin, he very nearly started a riot. Newspapers the following day lambasted O'Toole's "shocking bad taste." Whether shocking satire, or Monty-Pythonesque surrealism, this essay has continually managed to offend people for well over 3 centuries. Enjoy! (and Thank You!)
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5 out of 5 stars
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Mankind crazy thoughts of years ago
- De Val en 07-03-15
De: Jonathan Swift
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A Modest Proposal and Other Essays
- De: Jonathan Swift
- Narrado por: Norman Dietz
- Duración: 1 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 79
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 59
"The chief end I propose to myself in all my labors is to vex the world rather than divert it," wrote Jonathan Swift in a letter to his friend Alexander Pope. Vexing works collected here are "A Modest Proposal," "Directions to Servants," "The Art of Political Lying," "A Digression Concerning the Critics," and "Sweetness and Light."
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very good reading; subpar audio quality
- De Jaded Buddha en 11-28-12
De: Jonathan Swift
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The Adventure Collection
- Treasure Island, The Jungle Book, Gulliver's Travels, White Fang, The Merry Adventures of Robin
- De: Jonathan Swift, Jack London, Rudyard Kipling, y otros
- Narrado por: Simon Vance, Michael Page, Buck Schirner
- Duración: 40 h y 21 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 861
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 751
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 744
This set includes five tales of extraordinary heroism, marvelous intrigue, and exceptional courage that have inspired and amazed people for generations.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Here are the Chapter Numbers for Each Book
- De Lynnette en 06-10-16
De: Jonathan Swift, y otros
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A Modest Proposal (AmazonClassics Edition)
- De: Jonathan Swift
- Narrado por: Tim Gerard Reynolds
- Duración: 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 23
The streets of eighteenth-century Dublin were rife with an appalling level of poverty. Desperate mothers regularly begged for alms to feed their children, and although passersby might have occasionally contributed a few coins, no large-scale remedy had proved remotely practical or effective.
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5 out of 5 stars
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satire at its best
- De Don B en 12-05-19
De: Jonathan Swift
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The Men in My Life
- De: Vivian Gornick
- Narrado por: J. Michael McCullough
- Duración: 3 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 1
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 1
In this collection, Vivian Gornick turns her attention to a large theme in literature: the struggle for the semblance of inner freedom. In the essays collected here, she explores the work of V. S. Naipaul, James Baldwin, George Gissing, Randall Jarrell, H. G. Wells, Loren Eiseley, Allen Ginsberg, Hayden Carruth, Saul Bellow, and Philip Roth.
De: Vivian Gornick
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Gulliver's Travels: A Signature Performance by David Hyde Pierce
- De: Jonathan Swift
- Narrado por: David Hyde Pierce
- Duración: 9 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 3,680
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,181
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 3,175
A Signature Performance: Four-time Emmy Award winner David Hyde Pierce delivers an air of lovable self-importance in his rendition of the classic social satire that remains as fresh today as the day it was published.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved every minute
- De Rose en 01-16-11
De: Jonathan Swift
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A Modest Proposal
- De: Jonathan Swift
- Narrado por: David Stifel
- Duración: 23 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 134
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 111
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 110
Wickedly narrated by David Stifel, and written in 1729, this satiric essay on how to solve Ireland's chronic poverty is perhaps more shocking today than when it was written. In the 1960s, when Peter O'Toole did a public reading of this piece in Dublin, he very nearly started a riot. Newspapers the following day lambasted O'Toole's "shocking bad taste." Whether shocking satire, or Monty-Pythonesque surrealism, this essay has continually managed to offend people for well over 3 centuries. Enjoy! (and Thank You!)
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5 out of 5 stars
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Mankind crazy thoughts of years ago
- De Val en 07-03-15
De: Jonathan Swift
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A Modest Proposal and Other Essays
- De: Jonathan Swift
- Narrado por: Norman Dietz
- Duración: 1 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 79
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 59
"The chief end I propose to myself in all my labors is to vex the world rather than divert it," wrote Jonathan Swift in a letter to his friend Alexander Pope. Vexing works collected here are "A Modest Proposal," "Directions to Servants," "The Art of Political Lying," "A Digression Concerning the Critics," and "Sweetness and Light."
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very good reading; subpar audio quality
- De Jaded Buddha en 11-28-12
De: Jonathan Swift
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The Adventure Collection
- Treasure Island, The Jungle Book, Gulliver's Travels, White Fang, The Merry Adventures of Robin
- De: Jonathan Swift, Jack London, Rudyard Kipling, y otros
- Narrado por: Simon Vance, Michael Page, Buck Schirner
- Duración: 40 h y 21 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 861
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 751
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 744
This set includes five tales of extraordinary heroism, marvelous intrigue, and exceptional courage that have inspired and amazed people for generations.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Here are the Chapter Numbers for Each Book
- De Lynnette en 06-10-16
De: Jonathan Swift, y otros
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A Modest Proposal (AmazonClassics Edition)
- De: Jonathan Swift
- Narrado por: Tim Gerard Reynolds
- Duración: 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 23
The streets of eighteenth-century Dublin were rife with an appalling level of poverty. Desperate mothers regularly begged for alms to feed their children, and although passersby might have occasionally contributed a few coins, no large-scale remedy had proved remotely practical or effective.
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5 out of 5 stars
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satire at its best
- De Don B en 12-05-19
De: Jonathan Swift
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The Men in My Life
- De: Vivian Gornick
- Narrado por: J. Michael McCullough
- Duración: 3 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 1
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 1
In this collection, Vivian Gornick turns her attention to a large theme in literature: the struggle for the semblance of inner freedom. In the essays collected here, she explores the work of V. S. Naipaul, James Baldwin, George Gissing, Randall Jarrell, H. G. Wells, Loren Eiseley, Allen Ginsberg, Hayden Carruth, Saul Bellow, and Philip Roth.
De: Vivian Gornick
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
- The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady
- De: Anita Loos, Jenny McPhee - introduction
- Narrado por: Patrice O’Neill
- Duración: 4 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 127
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 118
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 117
If any American fictional character of the 20th century seems likely to be immortal, it is Lorelei Lee of Little Rock, Arkansas, the not-so-dumb blonde who knew that diamonds are a girl's best friend. Outrageous, charming, and unforgettable, she's been portrayed on stage and screen by Carol Channing and Marilyn Monroe, and has become the archetype of the footloose, good-hearted gold digger, with an insatiable appetite for orchids, champagne, and precious stones.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Girl Like I Loves This Book, Which Is An Audio Book
- De Anne en 10-23-15
De: Anita Loos, y otros
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Robinson Crusoe
- De: Daniel Defoe
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 10 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 4,114
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,614
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,611
Widely regarded as the first English novel, Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe is one of the most popular and influential adventure stories of all time. This classic tale of shipwreck and survival on an uninhabited island was an instant success when first published in 1719, and it has inspired countless imitations.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great story but with moments that made me cringe
- De Tad Davis en 10-25-12
De: Daniel Defoe
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Crime and Punishment
- De: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- Narrado por: Will Poulter
- Duración: 22 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 258
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 232
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 232
Often considered one of the first ever psychological thrillers, Crime and Punishment is a gripping tale of a poverty-stricken young man in Saint Petersburg, Russia, who hatches a plan to kill someone for money. Once the deed is done, he finds himself racked with guilt, confusion and disgust for his act. In this new recording, Will Poulter gives new life to the troubled protagonist, Rodion Raskolnikov, in a performance that will have you questioning where we draw the line between right and wrong.
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5 out of 5 stars
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fantastic performance
- De mkup lover en 03-15-24
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The Plague
- De: Albert Camus
- Narrado por: James Jenner
- Duración: 10 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,067
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,673
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,681
In the small coastal city of Oran, Algeria, rats begin rising up from the filth, only to die as bloody heaps in the streets. Shortly after, an outbreak of the bubonic plague erupts and envelops the human population. Albert Camus' The Plague is a brilliant and haunting rendering of human perseverance and futility in the face of a relentless terror born of nature.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Translator Please!
- De Placeholder en 06-04-11
De: Albert Camus
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Dagon
- De: H.P. Lovecraft, Leslie S. Klinger - editor
- Narrado por: Gregory Connors
- Duración: 17 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 23
A sailor recalls the monstrous terror that lay at the bottom of the deep in this, Lovecraft’s earliest tale of unspeakable horror from outside our universe.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Bare bones story that was far too short.
- De CypherDaimon en 11-25-24
De: H.P. Lovecraft, y otros
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H.G. Wells: The Science Fiction Collection
- De: H. G. Wells
- Narrado por: Hugh Bonneville, Jason Isaacs, Sophie Okonedo, y otros
- Duración: 27 h y 15 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,326
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 2,039
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,026
Known as ‘The Father of Science Fiction’, Herbert George Wells’ writing career spanned over 60 years. He was a writer of novels, short stories, nonfiction books and articles. As a young man, Wells won a scholarship to the Normal School of Science in London, sparking his infamous vocation as a science fiction writer. Introduced by film director and H. G. Wells fanboy Eli Roth, this collection features unabridged recordings of the novels performed by Hugh Bonneville, Jason Isaacs, Sophie Okonedo, David Tennant and Alexander Vlahos.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Largely enjoyable.
- De lk en 06-24-19
De: H. G. Wells
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Anna Karenina
- De: Leo Tolstoy
- Narrado por: David Horovitch
- Duración: 38 h
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,039
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,605
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,593
Anna Karenina seems to have everything - beauty, wealth, popularity and an adored son. But she feels that her life is empty until the moment she encounters the impetuous officer Count Vronsky.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful story, amazing narration
- De Marcus Vorwaller en 08-02-08
De: Leo Tolstoy
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The Jane Austen Collection
- An Audible Original Drama
- De: Jane Austen
- Narrado por: Claire Foy, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Billie Piper, y otros
- Duración: 45 h
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 3,092
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 2,756
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 2,729
Renowned as much for her wit and satirical social commentary as for her stories of love and romance, Jane Austen remains unfailingly relevant and one of Britain’s best loved authors. In this Audible Original collection, an all-star list of narrators (Billie Piper, Claire Foy, Emma Thompson, Florence Pugh and Gugu Mbatha-Raw) capture Austen’s pin-sharp humour and tone in these dramatisations of her six beloved novels accompanied by a full cast.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not a faithful rendition
- De Anne McClain en 12-13-20
De: Jane Austen
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They Thought They Were Free
- The Germans, 1933-45
- De: Milton Mayer
- Narrado por: Michael Page
- Duración: 10 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 513
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 440
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 439
First published in 1955, They Thought They Were Free is an eloquent and provocative examination of the development of fascism in Germany. Milton Mayer's book is a study of 10 Germans and their lives from 1933-45, based on interviews he conducted after the war when he lived in Germany.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Time might change ones behaviour pattern
- De Robert en 07-15-17
De: Milton Mayer
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- De: Mark Twain
- Narrado por: Nick Offerman
- Duración: 7 h y 52 m
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A natural storyteller and raconteur in his own right - just listen to Paddle Your Own Canoe and Gumption - actor, comedian, carpenter, and all-around manly man Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation) brings his distinctive baritone and a fine-tuned comic versatility to Twain's writing. In a knockout performance, he doesn't so much as read Twain's words as he does rejoice in them, delighting in the hijinks of Tom - whom he lovingly refers to as a "great scam artist" and "true American hero".
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Reading from a new perspective
- De jb en 11-10-16
De: Mark Twain
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Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection
- De: Arthur Conan Doyle, Stephen Fry - introductions
- Narrado por: Stephen Fry
- Duración: 71 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
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Ever since he made his first appearance in A Study In Scarlet, Sherlock Holmes has enthralled and delighted millions of fans throughout the world. Now Audible is proud to present Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, read by Stephen Fry. A lifelong fan of Doyle's detective fiction, Fry has narrated the definitive collection of Sherlock Holmes - four novels and four collections of short stories. And, exclusively for Audible, Stephen has written and narrated eight insightful introductions, one for each title.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Chapter Guide!
- De Katya Rice en 05-25-18
De: Arthur Conan Doyle, y otros
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Emma
- An Audible Original Drama
- De: Jane Austen, Anna Lea - adaptation
- Narrado por: Emma Thompson, Joanne Froggatt, Isabella Inchbald, y otros
- Duración: 8 h y 21 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 21,564
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 19,588
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Austen wrote, 'I am going to take a heroine whom no-one but myself will much like' and thus introduces the handsome, clever, rich - and flawed, Emma Woodhouse. Emma is perfectly content with her life and sees no need for either love or marriage; nothing however delights her more than matchmaking her fellow residents of Highbury. But when she ignores the warnings of her good friend Mr. Knightley and attempts to arrange a suitable match for her protegee Harriet Smith, her carefully laid plans soon unravel and have consequences that she never expected.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Background sonds RUINED this
- De Sandra Dodd en 09-09-18
De: Jane Austen, y otros
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre A Modest Proposal
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- Krzysztof
- 11-04-11
Not a bad proposal at all
This audiobook is a collection of Swift's essays, letters, and other works. The best known of these is "A Modest Proposal" wherein the author puts forward a rather original scheme to solve the problem of the poor children of Ireland. As this is a renowned piece of literature most of you probably know what he had in mind, if you do not, the fork on the cover can be taken as a hint.
I am not sure if one was supposed to enjoy this bitter satire but I did. However, if I were to pick my personal favourite, I would go for "Directions To Servants" which was not bitter at all and made me burst out laughing every now and again.
There were some minor pieces I could not get into the spirit of, particularly the letters, many of which felt "out of context". You cannot help admiring the language though.
On the whole I can recommend this audiobook. Not everything in it is brilliant but there are some real gems to be found.
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- Davis Wyckoff
- 03-11-25
chapter 30
If you are just looking for 'A Modest Proposal', skip to chapter 30. Otherwise it's a collection of individual writings by the author.
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- Jonathan Garland
- 04-27-15
Very nice collection of letters/essays of J Swift
The audiobook give you a very good collection of Jonathan Swift's sermons, short essays, letters, and pranks over his years. If you are looking to explore his writings more, this collection should point you in the right way.
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