A Tale of a Tub, Written for the Universal Improvement of Mankind and The Battle of the Books, an Account of a Battle between the Ancient and Modern Books in St. James Library

By: Jonathan Swift - 1979

24 Reviews

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24 Reviews from our community

decarlojack

Georgia, United States

1 Reviews

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  -  2025-05-14
“A Tale of a Tub” by Jonathan Swift is a brilliant, satirical masterpiece that critiques religious excess, literary pretension, and political absurdity. Through the allegory of three brothers—Peter, Martin, and Jack—Swift explores the divisions within Christianity, parodying Catholicism, Anglicanism, and Puritanism. The prose is dense and digressive, often breaking into wild tangents that mock the pedantry and vanity of contemporary writers. Though challenging, the work rewards careful reading with biting wit, intellectual depth, and scathing commentary on the absurdities of human behavior. It’s a profound early example of English satire that showcases Swift’s razor-sharp intellect and literary

reginacsouzacabral

Minas Gerais, Brazil

1 Reviews

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  -  2025-01-26
Adorei este livro, eu indico a você que quer começar o ano de 2025 aprendendo cada vez mais. É uma ótima recomendação a você.

laramr19

Minas Gerais, Brazil

1 Reviews

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  -  2025-01-23
Ótimo , bem interessante. Me prendeu do coneco ao fim. Só achei que o persona gem principal ficou ao lento

janjuma7

Nairobi Area, Kenya

1 Reviews

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  -  2024-10-13
For fictious readers, here is your go book. Once you begin reading the book you can't put it back. Just awesome

jays3dembroidery

Kansas, United States

1 Reviews

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  -  2024-09-26
Interesting read. This is a really good read book once I picked it, to read I couldn’t put it down.

haleystoughton

Georgia, United States

4 Reviews

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  -  2024-07-27
Tale of a Tub was an nice and interesting fictional book that I would recommend picking up to read from start to finish.

ibrar40641

Balochistan, Pakistan

2 Reviews

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  -  2024-05-22
A Tale of Tum is a very interesting Story about human nature and the society . Jonathan Swifts beautifully narrates and wittily reveals religious, politics and literacy nonsense. It is reveals that how society get them treat once three brothers tried to fulfill their Fathe’s wishes. A Tale of Tub remains a great and different type of story inviting readers to think differently.

wilney

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

3 Reviews

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  -  2024-05-04
Minha experiência com este livro foi revigorante você aprende o limite da vida é respeito ao próximo consigo mesmo em teu interior

mzomba007

Manzini, Swaziland

1 Reviews

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  -  2024-04-12
it is with great pleasure that i have this opportunity to describe how i feel about this book called "jonathan swift"it is a book that has made great impact in my life.

Diane Lis

Quintana Roo, Mexico

1 Reviews

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  -  2024-03-17
Un buen libro para quiénes buscan una lectura ligera, supero mis expectativas que tenía al comienzo de la historia.

robertlupu1

Viana do Castelo, Portugal

1 Reviews

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  -  2024-01-14
This is a good book where you can learn a lot with the author and make your time really good

laisstefani93

Distrito Federal, Brazil

1 Reviews

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  -  2024-01-04
Adorei este livro, eu indico a você que quer começar o ano de 2024 aprendendo cada vez mais. É uma ótima recomendação a você.

Antônio2023

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

1 Reviews

3 Likes

  -  2023-12-14
Um livro incrível

reosek

Veracruz-Llave, Mexico

1 Reviews

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  -  2023-09-27
Que buen libro la verdad fue una experiencia muy emocionante y emotiva me motivo mucho les agradezco esto me ayudo mucho en mi vida

brunakelly2002

Minas Gerais, Brazil

8 Reviews

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  -  2023-08-01
Ótimo livro. Adorei ter tido a oportunidade de ler este maravilhoso livro, destacou incríveis pontos para a minha visão ampla.

pereirabragaanaclara

Roraima, Brazil

1 Reviews

3 Likes

  -  2023-07-24
Livro ótimo. Li sem parar, fascinante. Uma leitura leve e que prende você. Com certeza recomendo ele. Apenas leiam. Não vão se arrepender

clarissayjace05

Cundinamarca, Colombia

1 Reviews

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  -  2023-05-24
It is an excellent book, it allows through different teachings to reflect in different ways. It is the first time I read a book of this type, since I have always been interested in other topics, however the narrative allows the reading to flow easily. Excellent

yassiinsaf123

Piemonte, Italy

2 Reviews

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  -  2023-04-23
Non è il genere che di solito leggo, ma ve lo consiglio caldamente in quanto è molto carino veramente. Poi per il suo prezzo ci sta.

Rihana

Lombardia, Italy

1 Reviews

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  -  2023-03-01
Ve lo Consiglio molto Interessante ragazzi,approvato veramente leggeti i loro libri molto ma molto importanti e non sono noiosi ne anche L.

naramedeiros

Amazonas, Brazil

2 Reviews

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  -  2022-08-21
Ótimo livro, gostei muito e tem uns pensamentos diferentes que nos faz refletir muito. Adorei Obrigada por isso foi muito especial

gianniflores

Nayarit, Mexico

1 Reviews

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  -  2022-07-18
Es un excelente libro, que nos ayuda a reflexionar y ver las cosas de diferente manera lo recomiendo ampliamente,

elisa da silva

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

8 Reviews

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  -  2022-06-06
Ótimo livro para lê e se distrair, gostei bastante desse livro, gosto muito, recomendo esse livro para todos que quiserem

luciana162125

San Luis, Argentina

1 Reviews

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  -  2022-05-20
Me causo mucho placer leer este libro, estoy segura que muchas más personas lo tendrías que leer, es muy interesante y te da para pensar en muchas perspectivas

carmititasantanada

Yucatan, Mexico

2 Reviews

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  -  2022-05-05
Muy buen libro. Me. Encanta leerlo me transporta o otro mundo cuando estoy estresada o. Molesta me ayuda a olvidarme de mi realidad