A Modest Proposal

A brilliant solution to poverty. Eat the poor.

In A Modest Proposal, Jonathan Swift delivers one of the most famous and devastating satires in the English language. Faced with the extreme poverty and suffering of the Irish people under English rule, Swift ironically suggests a shocking solution: that the poor sell their children as food for the wealthy. With cold logic, meticulous calculations, and a tone of perfect reasonableness, he exposes the callousness of economic policy, the exploitation of the Irish, and the moral blindness of those in power. First published in 1729, this short masterpiece remains a landmark of political satire and a searing commentary on inequality and human cruelty.

• First published in 1729
• One of the greatest works of satire in the English language
• A timeless critique of economic injustice and political indifference

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A powerful and essential classic for readers who value sharp satire, moral clarity, and the courage to confront injustice.

About the Author

Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) was an Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer, and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest prose stylists in the English language. Best known for Gulliver’s Travels and A Modest Proposal, Swift used irony, parody, and savage humor to critique politics, religion, and human nature. His works remain essential reading for their wit, moral force, and enduring insight into the absurdities of society.