Author: Henry Craik

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Published: 2015-07-15

Total Pages: 604

ISBN-13: 9781331476467

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Excerpt from The Life of Jonathan Swift: Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin Three works bearing on the biography of Swift appeared within the decade that followed his death. The first of these was the Remarks of Lord Orrery, who had known Swift only in his later years, and whose book consists chiefly of stilted literary criticism supplemented by scattered biographical details. The Remarks appeared in November, 1751: and so great was the interest in the subject, that Lord Orrery has noted in his own copy of the book, that within a month of its publication, 7,500 copies had been sold. It was followed by the anonymous Observations of Dr. Delany in 1754: and by Deane Swift's Essay in 1755. Each of these works has its own value. Lord Orrery gives us a fairly vivid picture of Swifts manner in old age. Delany speaks with the advantage of greater judgment, and longer personal intimacy: but his defence of Swift is somewhat cold and timid, and runs upon narrow and conventional lines. Deane Swift, with all his eccentricity, yet gives us not a few personal reminiscences of interest, mixed with much that is absurd. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Life of Jonathan Swift written by Henry Craik and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Life of Jonathan Swift: Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin Three works bearing on the biography of Swift appeared within the decade that followed his death. The first of these was the Remarks of Lord Orrery, who had known Swift only in his later years, and whose book consists chiefly of stilted literary criticism supplemented by scattered biographical details. The Remarks appeared in November, 1751: and so great was the interest in the subject, that Lord Orrery has noted in his own copy of the book, that within a month of its publication, 7,500 copies had been sold. It was followed by the anonymous Observations of Dr. Delany in 1754: and by Deane Swift's Essay in 1755. Each of these works has its own value. Lord Orrery gives us a fairly vivid picture of Swifts manner in old age. Delany speaks with the advantage of greater judgment, and longer personal intimacy: but his defence of Swift is somewhat cold and timid, and runs upon narrow and conventional lines. Deane Swift, with all his eccentricity, yet gives us not a few personal reminiscences of interest, mixed with much that is absurd. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.