This is a curious, satirical set of essays and musings written by Jonathan Swift in 1745, of Jonathan Swift fame. Here’s an odd wording from the author’s bio: “Written in the author’s final years of sanity…” And on that charming note! So what the book looks like, and this depends largely on your edition, is a few longish pieces and several smallish ones. The result comes across as a kind of writing that loses steam over time, and the short pieces do not tend to […]