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A Modest Proposal

by Jonathan Swift

Narrator Bryan Matthews

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Length 20 minutes

Language English

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Summary

Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal offers a scathing commentary on 18th-century Ireland's poverty. The narrator, with chilling seriousness, proposes a solution to the burden of poor children: selling them as food to the wealthy. This outrageous idea, delivered in a satirical tone, mocks the indifference of England towards Ireland's struggles.

Politics & Economy Humor