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The wonderful wonder of wonders

Paperback • 2017 • English • 1. edition

The wonderful wonder of wonders

By Jonathan Swift

Part of the series Quirky classics

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About the book

A glorious exercise in cheeky punmanship, The Wonderful Wonder of Wonders sees Jonathan Swift in fine scatological form. Flying by the seat of his pants, the great author treats us to a condensed biography of his posterior, enlivened by some inspired wordplay.Most famous for his celebrated masterpiece, Gulliver's Travels, Swift was the foremost satirist of his day. Also including a selection of Swift's other lesser-known works, and a very peculiar proposal to make money from public toilets, this...Show more

Literary essays
Satirical fiction and parodies

Book details

ISBN

9781847496874

Publisher

Alma Classics

Published year

2017

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

The wonderful wonder of wonders

Format

Paperback

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