Books like A Modest Proposal and Other Satirical Works
12 books with a reading profile close to A Modest Proposal and Other Satirical Works by Jonathan Swift. Deep and outward-looking; a moderate read.
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MAIN STREET
Also deep · literary, classic literature
Carol Kennicott moves from the city to Gopher Prairie, Minnesota, seeking to introduce aesthetic beauty and intellectual vibrancy to the provincial town.
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The Road to Wigan Pier
Also deep · analytical, literary
Commissioned by the Left Book Club, George Orwell documents the living conditions of the working class in Northern England during the Great Depression.
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The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
by Henry Fielding, Alice Wakely
literary, classic literature
Squire Allworthy discovers an infant, Tom Jones, in his bed and decides to raise the foundling alongside his nephew, the spiteful Master Blifil.
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream
by William Shakespeare, Barbara A. Mowat
Also deep · literary, classic literature
Set in ancient Athens and an adjacent enchanted forest, this comedy follows four young lovers—Hermia, Lysander, Helena, and Demetrius—whose romantic entanglements spiral into chaos due to the interference of the fairy k…
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La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes
literary, classic literature
Lázaro narrates his own life from the poorest start.
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The Decay of Lying
by Oscar Wilde
Also deep · analytical, literary
Presented as a Socratic dialogue between two characters, Cyril and Vivian, in a country house library, this essay argues that Life imitates Art rather than the reverse.
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Aurora
Also deep · analytical, literary
A generational starship travels toward the Tau Ceti system to establish a colony on the moon Aurora.
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King Henry IV, Part 1
literary, classic literature
Set in early fifteenth-century England, the narrative follows King Henry IV as he faces an armed rebellion led by the Percy family and the Scottish warrior Archibald Douglas.
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Ragtime
Also deep · literary, classic literature
Set in the decade preceding World War I, the narrative weaves together the lives of three distinct families: a wealthy suburban household in New Rochelle, a Jewish immigrant father and daughter in the Lower East Side, a…
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Aldous Huxley's Brave new world
by Harold Bloom
Also deep · analytical, literary
In this volume of the Modern Critical Interpretations series, Harold Bloom compiles academic essays that dissect the mechanics of a world governed by biological engineering and forced hedonism.
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God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
literary, classic literature
Eliot Rosewater, the alcoholic heir to a massive industrial fortune, abandons high society to relocate to a decaying town in Indiana.
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The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews
Also deep · literary, classic literature
The narrative follows Joseph Andrews, a virtuous footman who is dismissed from service after resisting the aggressive sexual advances of his mistress, Lady Booby.
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