Project Gutenberg 2012-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 100 Stephen, Leslie 1832 1904 Stephen, Sir Leslie 06025753 Swift English Men of Letters E-text prepared by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "Swift" by Leslie Stephen is a biographical account written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the life of Jonathan Swift, the renowned author and Dean of St. Patrick's, providing insights into his early years, influences, and formative experiences. The book explores not only Swift's personal history but also the broader context of 17th and 18th-century Ireland. The opening of the text introduces Jonathan Swift’s lineage, detailing his family background and early childhood, marked by struggles and a sense of neglect. It describes the peculiar circumstances surrounding his birth and upbringing, revealing a precocious child influenced by issues of identity and belonging. As he navigates his education, particularly at Trinity College Dublin and the feelings of resentment towards his relatives, readers get a glimpse into the early development of Swift’s complex character and intellect, setting the stage for his later literary accomplishments and satirical prowess. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41532/41532-h/images/cover.jpg en Authors, Irish -- 18th century -- Biography Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745 Church of Ireland -- Clergy -- Biography Satire, English -- Ireland -- History and criticism PR Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature 447339 447145 2024-09-17T12:00:17.215270 2023-09-18T06:57:20.789461 text/html text/html 454800 2012-12-01T14:45:09 text/html 217149 2012-12-01T14:47:45 text/html application/zip 229019 2024-09-17T12:00:23.288285 application/epub+zip 233019 2024-09-17T12:00:18.149271 application/epub+zip 216700 2024-09-17T12:00:17.674300 application/epub+zip 361583 2024-09-17T12:00:27.239251 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324047 2024-09-17T12:00:22.761270 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 307710 2022-09-19T04:27:42.166978 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400751 400603 2024-09-17T12:00:16.594287 2023-09-18T06:57:20.175499 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 400370 2012-12-01T14:41:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 158297 2012-12-01T14:41:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 400389 2012-12-01T14:41:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 158254 2012-12-01T14:41:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21244 2024-09-17T12:00:27.387224 application/rdf+xml 11302 2024-09-17T12:00:17.775294 image/jpeg 1886 2024-09-17T12:00:17.724275 image/jpeg 220780 2024-09-17T12:00:17.257272 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia