by Jonathan Swift
This text was scanned and edited by Deep Singh as part of a
class project for Ann Van Sant's Graduate Seminar, Of Ancients and
Moderns, in the spring of 1996.
Apology, 1996: Note on Sources and
Editions, &c.
Note on Sources and Editions
Starter Links; Navigating A Tale
'The Last Writer' or the First Editor? Some
Thoughts...
A Brief History of pre-20th-century editions of A
Tale
Swift Resources on the Web, 18th Century Links
Swift's 1710 Edition of A Tale of a Tub
(Front-Piece of the 1710 Edition: 33K)
Treatises wrote by the Same Author...
An Apology...
To the Right Honourable JOHN, Lord Somers,
The Bookseller to the Reader
The Epistle Dedicatory to his Royal Highness
POSTERITY
The Preface
Section I: The Introduction
Section II: A Tale of a Tub
Section III: A Digression Concerning Critics
Section IV: A Tale of a Tub
Section V: A Digression in the Modern Kind
Section VI: A Tale of a Tub
Section VII: A Digression in Praise of
Digressions
Section VIII: A Tale of a Tub
Section IX: A Digression Concerning the
Original, The Use, and Improvement of Madness in a Commonwealth
Section X: The Author's Compliment to the
Readers; A Further Digression
Section XI: A Tale of a Tub
The Conclusion
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