A Modest Proposal

A Modest Proposal

Jonathan Swift's 'A Modest Proposal' is a satirical essay where Swift suggests, with chilling seriousness, that the impoverished Irish might ease their economic troubles by selling their children as food to the rich. Swift used extreme irony and satire to shock and critique both the British exploitation of Ireland and the calculating attitudes of policymakers towards the poor. This is an aged piece of paper with black text on it. This is the cover of Jonathan Swift’s ‘A Modest Proposal, which has the full title, the author, and the publisher’s name on it.

Johnathan Swift

Eighteenth Century Collections Online, hosted by Gale

Circa 1729

Kennesaw State University, Magdaline Marks

Public Domain

Printed Text on Paper

English

Text

Europe 18th Century

Printed text on paper, 18th century pamphlet