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Total number of records: 34

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Books and printed items	22
Indexes	12

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Brotherton Collection	27
English Literature	14
Brotherton Collection Manuscript Verse	12

Count of Subject

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voyages, imaginary	2
french literature	2
conduct of life	1
almanacs, english	1

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London (England)	1
Great Britain	1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisations	Count
Swift, Jonathan	34
Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745)	22
Desfontaines, Pierre-Francois Guyot (1685-1745)	4
Dean Swift	3
Lockman, John	2
Atterbury, Francis	2
Mace, Rene (1752)	2
Mace, Rene	2
Thomas, Elizabeth (1677-1731)	2
Atterbury, Francis (1662-1732)	2

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Anglo-French 10 1730/DES

Le nouveau Gulliver, ou voyage de Jean Gulliver, fils du capitaine Gulliver : Traduit d'un manuscrit anglois

Desfontaines, Pierre-François Guyot (1685-1745); Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745)

1730

An imitation of Gulliver's travels by the abbé Desfontaines.

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INDEX/BCMSV/1024

A poem of Dean Swift's copied from a lady's transcript

1730 (published)

Witty self-deprecatory apology to Lady Carteret, wife of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, for failing to fulfil a dinner engagement, telling how she in turn

Index:
INDEX/BCMSV/1080

The place of the damned

1731 (published)

Witty satire defining hell as wherever the damned are found, these potentially comprising all types of men, from poets and critics to

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Anglo-French 3 1715/STE

Oeuvres diverses de Mr. Richard Steele : sur les affaires de la Grande Bretagne. Traduit de l'anglois

Steele, Sir Richard (1672-1729); Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745)

1715

Each section, except the "Recueil..." has its own title-page, pagination and signatures. There is a general title-page and list of contents at the front of the volume.

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Anglo-French 3 1721/MAC

Les trois justaucorps, conte bleu, tiré de l'anglois du Révérend Mr. Jonathan Swif [sic]... : Avec Les trois anneaux, nouvelle tirée de Bocace

Macé, René (1752); Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745); Macé, René (1752)

1721

"Les trois justaucorps", by René Macé, is an adaptation of Jonathan Swift's "Tale of a tub" Cf. BMC, BN Cat. Publication in Dublin is doubtful. Possibly published in the Hague by T. Johnson. Cf. T...

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INDEX/BCMSV/2106

Verses writ on window at Lord Cartarets

1725

Witty verses on being made to wait for admission to Dublin Castle, when Lord

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Philosophy D-9.25/RAD

Recueil de pieces curieuses sur les matieres les plus interessantes

Radicati, Alberto conte di Passerano (1698-1737); Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745)

1736

"Projet facile, equitable et modeste..." (p. [369]-384) is a translation into French of Jonathan Swift's Modest proposal. Includes bibliographical references.

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INDEX/BCMSV/2514

The city showr

1710 (published)

Detailed description of the progress and effects of a heavy

Index:
INDEX/BCMSV/2519

Morning

1709 (published)

Lightly satirical description of morning activities in the city

Index:
INDEX/BCMSV/2809

A song

1733

Parody of a conventional love song, invoking numerous classical Greek gods

Index:
INDEX/BCMSV/2811

The place of the damn'd

1731 (published)

Witty satire defining hell as wherever the damned are found, these potentially comprising all types of men, from poets and critics to priests and prelates

Index:
INDEX/BCMSV/733

Lady Acheson weary of Dean Sw--t

1728 ?

Lighthearted satire by Swift against himself, put into the mouth of Lady