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Jonathan Swift
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Jonathan Swift is a writer and thinker whose work has been curated on GlobeRead for its clarity, depth, and lasting value. Their writing spans history, philosophy, political economy. Published on Project Gutenberg. GlobeRead selects only articles worth re-reading — human-curated, no algorithm.
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A Modest Proposal
Jonathan Swift's timeless 1729 satirical essay proposing that impoverished Irish families sell their infants as food for rich landlords. The text uses outrageous, clinical logic to savagely mock British economic exploitation and political indifference toward Irish suffering.