A Modest Proposal For preventing the Children of Poor People From being a Burthen to Their Parents or Country, and For making them Beneficial to the Publick, commonly referred to as A Modest Proposal, is a Juvenalian satirical essay written and published anonymously by Jonathan Swift in 1729. The essay suggests that the impoverished Irish might ease their economic troubles by selling their children as food to rich gentlemen and ladies. This satirical hyperbole mocked heartless attitudes towards the poor, as well as British policy toward the Irish in general.

Media	Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released	April 13, 2021
ISBN13	9798737131951
Publishers	Independently Published
Pages	28
Dimensions	140 × 216 × 2 mm · 45 g
Language	English

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