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A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift

A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift

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#Audiobooks #SpotifyAudiobooks #BookNarrations #ListeningToBooks #AModestProposal #Satire #JonathanSwift #ClassicLiterature #DarkHumor #SocialCritique Summary (50 words):
Jonathan Swift’s A Modest Proposal is a biting satirical essay suggesting that the impoverished Irish might ease their economic troubles by selling their children as food to the rich. Beneath the shocking proposal lies a powerful critique of British policy and apathy toward Irish suffering, cloaked in sharp irony and wit. Tags (horizontal format):
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