A Modest Proposal

By: Jonathan Swift

Narrated by: David Stifel

Wickedly narrated by David Stifel, and written in 1729, this satiric essay on how to solve Ireland's chronic poverty is perhaps more shocking today than when it was written. In the 1960s, when Peter O'Toole did a public reading of this piece in Dublin, he very nearly started a riot. Newspapers the following day lambasted O'Toole's "shocking bad taste."

Whether shocking satire, or Monty-Pythonesque surrealism, this essay has continually managed to offend people for well over 3 centuries. Enjoy! (and Thank You!)

Public Domain (P)2014 David Stifel

Mankind crazy thoughts of years ago

Thank goodness we do advance with thoughts and medical knowledge! Great story and loved it because a friend does the narrating on this one!
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Hilarious commentary

The vernal narrative of this piece was flawlessly done, and the commentary on how those with power see those without is still applicable. It's still a relevant commentary on racism and prejudice and I appreciated the deadpan humor with which it was delivered, especial the last few sentences.

The proposal was modest

The proposal was modest, it could have been less modest but it was modest enough for me

Audible sold an audio version that isn't accessibl

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

So if the audio isn't available, then why sell it to me? Waste of money and effort.

What?!

This book is just nuts I I just don’t know how to explain this book so yeah