| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
739 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm |
| Content type |
text txt rdacontent |
| Format |
volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 643-702) and index. |
| Summary |
A detailed portrait of the man behind "Gulliver's Travels" traces his early loss of a parent, the contradictions that marked his character, and his achievements as a political writer and dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin. |
| Subject |
Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745.
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Authors, Irish -- 18th century -- Biography.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary. |
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political. |
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HISTORY / Europe / Ireland. |
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HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century. |
| Genre |
Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9780393239423 |
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039323942X |
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