Jonathan Swift's Last Joke

 (newyorker.com)

19 points | by samizdis 2 days ago

2 comments

  • nealabq 19 minutes ago
    I find myself wondering if this essay is meant as a gentle satire. Bemused not savage, not Swiftian.

    I am reminded of Lord Peter Wimsey.

  • thisisauserid 40 minutes ago
    Swift wrote his famous epitaph to eternally mock his bitter rival.

    Thanks, Gemini.