A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift

A Modest Proposal

Jonathan Swift

48 pages first pub 1729 (editions)

nonfiction classics essays dark funny fast-paced
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A satirical essay posing in the style of economic treatise about the Irish Potato Famine and the lack of effort the government and nobility took to address the issue. The essay initially presented ridiculous cures to the problem in the satirical c...

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Moods

funny 81%
dark 63%
reflective 36%
challenging 23%
informative 17%
lighthearted 9%
emotional 4%
sad 4%
inspiring 2%
tense 2%
adventurous 1%

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medium 24%
slow 14%

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