A Modest Proposal — Cover art after Francis Bindon, Jonathan Swift (about 1735)

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Satire

A Modest Proposal

by Jonathan Swift · read by Ian Michael Turrell · 22 min

Ireland is poor, and its streets are full of beggars and hungry children. A calm, reasonable voice offers a solution: sell the babies of the poor as food for the rich.

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Ireland is poor, and its streets are full of beggars and hungry children. A calm, reasonable voice offers a solution: sell the babies of the poor as food for the rich. He explains the numbers, the cooking, and the benefits to the economy. Jonathan Swift's famous 1729 satire attacks cruelty by pretending to be reasonable, read by Ian Michael Turrell. Twenty-two minutes of savage humor, a landmark of the essay form.

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Length: 22 min
Narration: Solo narrator
Format: Unabridged audiobook
Released: November 2024
Publisher: Academy Voices
Language: English
ISBN: 9798875197154
Cover art: After Francis Bindon, Jonathan Swift (about 1735)

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