The Battle of the Books, and other Short Pieces

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THE BATTLE OF THE BOOKS AND OTHER SHORT PIECES.

BY JONATHAN SWIFT.

CASSELL & COMPANY, LIMITED: _LONDON_, _PARIS_, _NEW YORK & MELBOURNE_. 1886.

INTRODUCTION.

Jonathan Swift was born in 1667, on the 30th of November. His father was a Jonathan Swift, sixth of the ten sons of the Rev. Thomas Swift, vicar of Goodrich, near Ross, in Hereford...