Gulliver's Travels and Other Writings

vii • Introduction by Louis A. Landa xxvii • Chronological Table GULLIVER'S TRAVELS 3 • A Letter from Captain Gulliver to His Cousin Sympson 7 • The Publisher to the Reader 9 • The Contents 15 • Part I: A Voyage to Lilliput 67 • Part II: A Voyage to Brobdingnag 123 • Part III: A Voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, Glubdubdrib, Luggnagg, and Japan 179 • Part IV: A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms A TALE OF A TUB 243 • An Apology: For the, &c. 254 • To the Right Honourable, John Lord Sommers 257 • The Bookseller to the Reader 258 • The Epistle Dedicatory, to His Royal Highness Prince Posterity 263 • The Preface 271 • A Tale of a Tub: Written for the Universal Improvement of Mankind THE BATTLE OF THE BOOKS 357 • The Bookseller to the Reader 358 • The Preface of the Author 359 • A Full and True Account of the Battel Fought Last Friday, Between the Antient and the Modern Books in St. James's Library THE BICKERSTAFF PAPERS 381 • Predictions for the Year 1708 389 • The Accomplishment of the First of Mr. Bickerstaff's Predictions 392 • A Vindication of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq. 397 • The Tatler: Number CXXX 402 • The Examiner: No. 14 407 • The Examiner: No. 16 412 • An Argument against Abolishing Christianity 423 • The Drapier's First Letter 432 • The Intelligencer: Number IX 439 • A Modest Proposal POEMS 447 • the Humble Petition of Frances Harris 449 • A Description of the Morning 450 • A Description of a City Shower 451 • Stella's Birthday, 1718/9 452 • Phyllis, or, The Progress of Love 455 • A Satirical Elegy On the Death of a Late Famous General 455 • Stella's Birthday, 1726/7 458 • Verses on the Death of Dr. Swift, 1731 CORRESPONDENCE 475 • Journal to Stella: Letter VI 481 • Journal to Stella: Letter VII 488 • Journal to Stella: Letter L 490 • Swift to John Gay, January 8, 1722/3 493 • Swift to Alexander Pope, September 29, 1725 495 • Swift to Miss Martha Blount, February 29, 1727/8 497 • Swift to Miss Hoadly, June 4, 1734 498 • Swift to Mrs. Pendarves, February 22, 1734/5 501 • Note 562 • Select Bibliography