JONATHAN  SWIFT´S  BIBLIOGRAPHY

The following is compiled from many different sources and represents an assortment of Jonathan
Swift's work: poetry and prose, longer and shorter pieces, significant and trivial, published and
unpublished writings. Consequently, it is difficult to present such a range of items -- from the unpublished, one-page "When I Come to Be Old" to the 20 volume Works -- consistently or evenly.

Items are listed chronologically, based on first publication date, where applicable. Otherwise the
date written is used.

  1690-1
          Ode to the King. On his Irish Expedition. And The Success of his Arms in general
   1692
          Ode to the Athenian Society

          Ode to the Honourable Sir William Temple
   1693
          An Answer to A Scurrilous Pamphlet, Lately Printed, Intituled, A Letter from
          Monsieur De Cros London
   1699
          When I Come to Be Old
          Mrs Frances Harris's Petition
   1701
          A Discourse Of The Contests and Dissensions Between The Nobles and the
          Commons In Athens and Rome, With The Consequences they had upon both those
          States, .
   1704
          A Tale Of A Tub, Written for the Universal Improvement of Mankind. Diu
          multumque desideratum.
               Duke
               From "A Digression on Madness"
               To which is added,
          An Account of a Battel Between the Antient and Modern Books in St. James's
          Library London, .
               Gutenberg
               Gutenberg
   1708
          Predictions For The Year 1708. Wherein the Month and Day of the Month are set
          down, the Persons named, and the great Actions and Events of next Year
          particularly related, as they will come to pass. Written to prevent the People of
          England from being further impos'd on by vulgar Almanackmakers. By Isaac
          Bickerstaff Esq., .
               Gutenberg
               Gutenberg

          The Accomplishment Of the First of Mr. Bickerstaffs Predictions: Being an Account
          Of the Death of Mr. Partrige, The Almanack-Maker, upon the 29th Inst., in A
          Letter to a Person of Honour
               Gutenberg
               Gutenberg

          An Elegy on Mr. Patrige, the Almanack-maker, who Died on the 29th of this Instant
          March, 1708.
   1709
          A Vindication Of Isaac Bickerstaff Esq; Against What is Objected to Him by Mr.
          Partrige, in his Almanack for the present Year 1709. By the said Isaac Bickerstaff
          Esq London, .

          A Letter From A Member of the House of Commons In Ireland To A Member of
          the House of Commons In England, Concerning the Sacramental Test.

          A Famous Prediction of Merlin, the British Wizard; written above a Thousand Years
          ago, and relating to this Present Year. With Explanatory Notes. By T. N. Philomath.

          A Project For The Advancement of Religion, And the Reformation of Manners

          Baucis and Philemon, Imitated from Ovid, 1709.
               Gutenberg
               Gutenberg

          A Description of the Morning
               Univ. of Pennsylvania
               University of Toronto
               The Poet's Corner
               The Marvels of Swift
               Net Poets
   1710
          A Meditation Upon A Broom-Stick, and Somewhat Beside; Of The Same Author's,
          .
               Gutenberg
               Gutenberg

          The Virtues of Sid Hamet the Magician's Rod.

          A Description of a City Shower

               Univ of Pennsylvania
               The Poet's Corner
               The Marvels of Swift
 1710-1714
          essays in The Examiner
   1711
          A Short Character Of His Ex. T. E. of W L. L. of I------. With An Account of
          some smaller Facts, during His Government, which will not be put into the Articles of
          Impeachment, .

          Miscellanies in Prose and Verse
               includes
               "The Sentiments of a Church-of-England Man,"
               "A Letter from a Member of the House of Commons in Ireland,"
               "A Project for the Advancement of Religion,"
               "An Argument to Prove That the Abolishing of Christianity in England, May as
          Things Now Stand, Be Attended with Some Inconveniencies, and Perhaps Not
          Produce Those Many Good Effects Proposed Thereby".

               E-Server
               Univ. of Pennsylvania
               Gutenberg
               Gutenberg

          Some Remarks Upon a Pamphlet, Entitl 'd, A Letter to the Seven Lords of the
          Committee, appointed to Examine Gregg. By the Author of the Examiner.

          An Excellent New Song: Being The Intended Speech of a famous Orator against
          Peace.

          The W--ds-r Prophecy.
   1712
          The Conduct Of The Allies, And Of The Late Ministry, In Beginning and Carrying
          on The Present War.

          The Fable of Midas.

          A Proposal For Correcting, Improving and Ascertaining The English Tongue; In A
          Letter To the Most Honourable Robert Earl of Oxford and Mortimer, Lord High
          Treasurer of Great Britain.

          Some Advice Humbly Offer'd to the Members Of The October Club, In A Letter
          From A Person of Honour.

          Some Remarks On The Barrier Treaty, Between Her Majesty And The
          States-General. By the Author of The Conduct of the Allies.

          Some Reasons To Prove, That no Person is obliged by his Principles, as a Whig, to
          Oppose Her Majesty Or Her Present Ministry. In a Letter to a Whig-Lord.

          Peace and Dunkirk; Being An Excellent New Song upon the Surrender of Dunkirk
          to General Hill London.

          A Hue and cry after Dismal: Being a full and true Account, how a Whig L- -d was
          taken at Dunkirk, in the Habit of a Chimney-sweeper, and carryed before General
          Hill.

          A Letter Of Thanks From My Lord W****n To The Lord Bp of S. Asaph, In the
          Name of the Kit-Cat-Club.
   1713
          Mr. C- -ns's Discourse Of Free-Thinking, Put into plain English, by way of
          Abstract, For The Use of the Poor. By a Friend of the Author.

          The Importance Of The Guardian Considered, in a Second Letter To The Bailiff of
          Stockbridge. By a Friend of Mr. St---le.

          A Preface To The B----p of S--r--m's Introduction To the Third Volume of the
          History of the Reformation Of The Church of England. By Gregory Misosàrum.

          Part of the Seventh Epistle Of The First Book Of Horace Imitated: And Address'd
          to a Noble Peer.

          The First Ode Of The Second Book Of Horace Paraphras'd: And Address'd to
          Richard St--le, Esq.

          Treatise On Good Manners And Good Breeding
   1714
          The Publick Spirit Of The Whigs: Set Forth in their Generous Encouragement of the
          Author Of The Crisis: With Some Observations On The Seasonableness, Candor,
          Erudition, and Style of that Treatise.
   1719
          Phyllis. Or, the Progress of Love
               The Poet's Corner
   1720
          The Lucubrations Of Isaac Bickerstaff Esq.

          A Proposal For the Universal Use Of Irish Manufacture, In Cloaths and Furniture of
          Houses &c., Uterly Rejecting and Renouncing Every Thing wearable that comes
          from England.

          A Letter of Advice to a Young Poet: Together with a Proposal for the
          Encouragement of Poetry in Ireland
               GT homepage
               BiblioBytes

          A Letter From A Lay-Patron To A Gentleman, Designing for Holy Orders

          The Progress of Poetry
               The Poet's Corner

          The Progress of Beauty

          To Stella, Who Collected and Transcribed his Poems

          To Stella, Visiting me in my Sickness
   1721
          The Bubble: A Poem.

          Apollo's Edict.
               republished as A Letter To A Young Gentleman, Lately enter'd into Holy
          Orders, By a Person of Quality.

          Epilogue, To be spoke at the Theatre-Royal This present Saturday being April the
          1st. In the Behalf of the Distressed Weavers.

          The Bank thrown down. To an Excellent New Tune.
   1722
          The last speech and dying words of Ebenezor Elliston, who is to be executed this
          second day of Ma y, 1722. Publish 'd at his desire for the common good.
   1723
          Some Arguments Against enlarging the Power of Bishops, In letting of Leases. With
          Remarks on some Queries Lately published.
  1723-4
          A Letter To The Shop-Keepers, Tradesmen, Farmers, and Common People of
          Ireland, Concerning the Brass HalftPence Coined by Mr. Woods, with a Design to
          have them Pass in this Kingdom. By M. B. Drapier.
   1724
          A Letter To Mr. Harding the Printer, Upon Occasion of a Paragraph In His
          News-Paper of Aug. 1sL Relating to Mr. Woods's Half-Pence. By M. B.Drapier.

          Some Observations Upon a Paper, Call 'd, The Report Of The Committee Of The
          Most Honourable the Privy-Council In England, Relating to Wood's Half-Pence. By
          M. B. Drapier.

          A Serious Poem Upon William Wood, Brasier, Tinker, Hard- Ware-Man, Coiner,
          Counteifeiter, Founder and Esquire.

          A Letter To The Whole People Of Ireland. By M. B. Drapier.

          To his Grace The Arch-Bishop of Dublin, A Poem.

          An Excellent New Song Upon His Grace Our good Lord Archbishop Of Dublin. By
          Honest JO, one of His Grace's Farmers in Fingel.

          Prometheus, a Poem.

          Seasonable Advice. Since a Bill is preparing for the Grand Jury, to find against the
          Printer of the Drapier's last Lettei; there are several things maturely to be considered
          by those Gentlemen, before whom this Bill is to come, before they determine upon it.

          The Presentment Of The Grand-Jury Of The County of the City Of Dublin.

          A Letter To the Right Honourable the Lord Viscount Molesworth. By M. B.
          Drapier, Author of the Letter to the Shop-keepers, &c.
   1725
          Fraud Detected; Or, The Hibernian Patriot. Containing, All the Drapier's Letters to
          the People of Ireland, on Wood's Coinage, &c.

          The Birth Of Manly Virtue From Callimachus.

          A Maypole
   1726
          Cadenus and Vanessa. A Poem, .
               Gutenberg
               Gutenberg

          Stella's Birth-Day. March 13. 1726 / 7
               Univ. of Pennsylvania
               Univ. of Toronto

          Advice To The Grub Street Verse-Writers

          Travels Into Several Remote Nations Of The World. In Four Parts. by Lemuel
          Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of several Ships.
   1727
          Stella's Birthday March 13, 1719 Univ. of Toronto

          Stella's Birthday (March 13th 1727).

          The Death of Mrs. Johnson
               GT homepage
               BiblioBytes
  1727-8
          A Short View Of The State Of Ireland.
   1728
          An Answer To A Paper, Called A Memorial Of the Poor Inhabitants, Tradesmen
          and Labourers of the Kingdom of Ireland. By the Author of the Short View of the
          State of Ireland.

          An Account of the Court and Empire of Japan.
 1728-9
          essays in the The Intelligencer
   1729
          A Modest Proposal For preventing the Children Of Poor People From being a
          Burthen to their Parents, Or The Country, And For making them Beneficial to the
          Publick.

               E-server
               Gutenberg
               Penn-n-Teller
               Several versions from Bret Benjamin's British Literature class at University of
               Texas
                    Full Text (ASCII)
                    Class project (annotated)
                    Class project - annotated/excerpted
               version by Ian Crew at UC Berkeley
               Brian Sweeney, St. Joseph's University
               Ben Turner
               from Brasil, in Portuguese
               from Sweden in English

          The Journal Of A Dublin Lady; In a Letter to a Person of Quality.
   1730
          An Epistle Upon An Epistle From a certain Doctor To a certain great Lord: Being A
          Christmas-Box for D.D---y.

          An Epistle To His Excellency John Lord Carteret, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

          A Libel On D--------D-------And A Certain Great Lord.

          A Vindication Of His Excellency The Lord C----T From The Charge Of favouring
          none but Tories, High-Churchmen, and Jacobites. By the Reverend Dr. S-T.

          Lady A--S--N Weary of the Dean.

          Death and Daphne. To an agreeable young Lady, but extremely lean

          A Panegyric On the Reverend Dean Swift.

          An Apology To The Lady C--R--T.

          Horace Book I. Ode XIV. O navis, referent, &c. Paraphrased and inscribed to
          Ir--d.

          Traulus. The first Part. In A Dialogue Between Tom and Robin.

          Traulus The Second Part.
   1731
          The Day of Judgement

          The Place of the Damned
               Net Poets
   1732
          A Soldier And A Scholar: Or The Lady's Judgment Upon those two Characters In
          the Persons of Captain---and D--n S--T, ;
               republished as The Grand Question debated, 1732.

          An Elegy On Dicky and Dolly, With the Virgin: A Poem. To which is Added The
          Narrative of D. S. when he was in the North of Ireland.

          Considerations Upon Two Bills Sent down from the R-H- the H-- of L- - To the
          H--ble H-- of C--- Relating to the Clergy of I*****d.

          An Examination Of Certain Abuses, Corruptions, and Enormities In The City of
          Dublin.

          The Lady's Dressing Room
               Penn
               The Marvels of Swift
               To which is added, A Poem On Cutting down the Old Thorn at Market Hill.
          By the Rev. Dr. S--T.

          The Advantages Propos 'd By Repealing The Sacramental Test, Impartially
          Considered.

          A Proposal For an Act of Parliament, To Pay off the Debt of the Nation, Without
          Taxing the Subject, by which the Number of landed Gentry, and substantial Farmers
          will be considerably encreased and no one Person will be the poorer, or contribute
          one Farthing to the Charge. by A--- P---, Esq;
               McMaster University
               University of Bristol
   1733
          The Life And Genuine Character Of Doctor Swift, Written by Himself, .

          The Presbyterians Plea Of Merit; In Order to take off the Test, Impartially
          Examined.

          On Poetry: A Rapsody.
   1734
          An Epistle To A Lady, Who desired the Author to make Verses on Her, In The
          Heroick Stile. Also A Poem, Occasion'd by Reading Dr. Young's Satires, Called the
          Universal Passion.

          A Beautiful Young Nymph Going to Bed. Written for the Honour of the Fair Sex.
          Pars minima est ipsa Puella sui. Ovid Remed. Amoris.
               To Which Are Added,
          Strephon and Chloe. And Cassinus and Peter.
   1735
          The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D, D.S.P.D.,
               4 volumes. Dublin: Printed by & for George Faulkner, 1735
               enlarged to 20 volumes, 1738-1772.
   1736
          Reasons Why We Should not Lower the coins now current in this Kingdom.
          Occasioned by a Paper Entitled, Remarks on the Coins current in this Kingdom. to
          which is added, The Rev. Dean Swift's Opinion, Delivered by him, in an Assembly
          of above One hundred and fifty eminent Merchants who met at the Guild Hall, on
          Saturday the 24th of April, 1736, in order to draw up their Petition, and Present it to
          his Grace the Lord-Lieutenant against lowering said Coin.
               McMaster University
               University of Bristol

          A Character, Panegyrick, and Description of the Legion Club
   1737
          A Proposal For Giving Badges To The Beggars In All The Parishes of Dublin. By
          the Dean of St. Patrick's.

          To Quilca, A Country-House In No Very Good Repair, Where The Supposed
          Author, And Some Of His Friends, Spent A Summer, In The Year, 1725
   1738
          An Imitation Of The Sixth Satire Of The Second Book Of Horace, by Swift and
          Alexander Pope.

          The Beasts Confession To The Priest, On Observing how most Men mistake their
          own Talents.
               Univ. of Toronto
               Gutenberg
               Gutenberg

          A Complete Collection Of Genteel and Ingenious Conversation, According to the
          Most Polite Mode and Method Now Used at Court, and in the Best Companies of
          England. In Three Dialogues, as Simon Wagstaff.
               also published as A Treatise On Polite Conversation, 1738
               dramatized as Tittle Tattle; Or, Taste A-la-Mode. A New Farce. Perform'd
          with Universal Applause by a Select Company Of Belles and Beaux, At The Lady
          Brilliant's Withdrawing-Room, as Timothy Fribble, 1749.
   1739
          Verses On The Death Of Dr. Swift. Occasioned by Reading a Maxim in
          Rochefoucault, "Dans l'adversit  de nos meilleurs amis nous trouvons quelque chose,
          qui ne nous deplaist pas." Written by Himself: Nov. 1731.
               Univ. of Pennsylvania
               Univ. of Toronto
               The Marvels of Swift
   1741
          Some Free Thoughts Upon The Present State Of Affairs. Written in the Year 1714.
   1745
          Directions To Servants. By the Revd. Dr. Swift, D.S.P.D.
   1746
          The Story Of The Injured Lady.

          A True Copy Of The Late Rev. Dr. Jonathan Swift's Will.

          The Last Will And Testament Of Jonathan Swift, D.D.
   1749
          D--n Sw--t's Medley.
   1754
          Brotherly Love. A Sermon, Preached In St. Patrick's Church; On December 1st,
          1717. By Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin.
   1758
          The History of the Four Last Years of the Queen.

          Hints Toward An Essay On Conversation
               Gutenberg
               Gutenberg
               BiblioBytes
   1765
          A Satirical Elegy On The Death Of A Late Famous General
               University of Toronto
               The Marvels of Swift

 unsorted
 works:
               An Essay On The Fates Of Clergymen.
               An Essay On Modern Education
               Bons Mots de Stella
               Stella's Birth-Day. A great Bottle of Wine, long buried, being that Day dug up
               The Logicians Refuted
               The Puppet Show
               The Dean's [Author's] Manner of Living
               The Sick Lion and the Ass
               Elegy upon Tiger
               Oysters
               On the Irish Club.
 


Compiled by Lee Jaffe. Extracted from : http://www.jaffebros.com/lee/gulliver/sources/works.html

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