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THE PROSE WORKS OF JONATHAN SWIFT - VOL. X of BOHN'S STANDARD LIBRARY - THE PROSE WORKS - OF - JONATHAN SWIFT, D.D. - EDITED BY - TEMPLE SCOTT - VOL. X - HISTORICAL WRITINGS - 1902 - INTRODUCTION
THE HISTORY OF - THE FOUR LAST YEARS - OF THE QUEEN. - By the late - JONATHAN SWIFT, D.D. D.S.P.D. - Published from the - Last MANUSCRIPT Copy, Corrected and - Enlarged by the Author's OWN HAND. - LONDON: - Printed for A. MILLAR, in the Strand: - MDCCLVIII.
ADVERTISEMENT - PREFIXED TO THE EDITION OF 1758.
THE AUTHOR'S PREFACE.
THE HISTORY OF THE FOUR LAST YEARS OF THE QUEEN. - BOOK I.
THE HISTORY OF THE FOUR LAST - YEARS OF THE QUEEN. - BOOK II.
THE HISTORY OF THE FOUR LAST - YEARS OF THE QUEEN. - BOOK III.
THE HISTORY OF THE FOUR LAST - YEARS OF THE QUEEN. - BOOK IV.
AN ABSTRACT - OF THE - HISTORY OF ENGLAND, - FROM THE INVASION OF IT BY JULIUS CAESAR - TO THE REIGN OF HENRY THE SECOND. - NOTE.
SWIFT'S REMARKS ON THE CHARACTERS - OF THE COURT OF QUEEN ANNE. - FROM "MEMOIRS OF THE SECRET SERVICES OF JOHN MACKY, ESQ." - NOTE.
A quiet scholarly intrigue unfolds as readers are invited into the world of early‑18th‑century politics and literary sleuthing. The volume opens with a careful examination of lingering doubts about whether Jonathan Swift truly authored the “History of the Four Last Years of the Queen,” setting the stage for a thoughtful investigation that feels part history lesson and part literary detective story.
Through a series of vivid letters exchanged between Swift’s confidants—Dr. William King, the Earl of Oxford, and others—the listener follows the painstaking effort to verify dates, sources, and the very purpose of the manuscript. The narrative captures the tension of secretive drafts, anonymous copies, and the delicate balance between personal loyalty and public controversy, offering a compelling glimpse into how a celebrated writer’s legacy was pieced together long after his retirement.
Full title
The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 10 Historical Writings Historical Writings
Language
en
Duration
~15 hours (882K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
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Etext produced by Terry Gilliland and PG Distributed Proofreaders HTML file produced by David Widger
Release date
2004-07-28
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1667–1745
Best known for Gulliver’s Travels and the razor-sharp satire of A Modest Proposal, this Anglo-Irish writer used wit to expose political folly, social cruelty, and human vanity. He was also a churchman, and that mix of moral seriousness and comic bite gives his work its lasting force.
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