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Battle of the Books

Name: Battle of the Books
Author: Jonathan Swift

Jonathan Swift

Read by Elijah Fisher · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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Introduction, the bookseller to the reader, & the preface of the author (14:38)
A full and true account... Part 1 (31:02)
A full and true account... Part 2 (22:30)
The Episode of Bentley and Wotton (15:51)
A Meditation Upon a Broomstick (3:31)
Predictions for the Year 1708 (22:55)
The Accomplishment of the First of Mr. Bickerstaff’s Predictions… (8:15)
Baucis and Philemon (9:23)
The logicians refuted (3:33)
The puppet show (4:07)
Candenus and Vanessa (41:38)
STELLA’S BIRTHDAY, 1718 (1:17)
STELLA’S BIRTHDAY, 1720. (3:06)
STELLA’S BIRTHDAY (4:33)
STELLA’S BIRTHDAY, 1724 (2:49)
STELLA’S BIRTHDAY, MARCH 13, 1726 (4:20)
TO STELLA (6:46)
The first he wrote OCT. 17, 1727 (3:49)
The second prayer was written NOV. 6, 1727. (4:03)
The Beasts' confession (1732) (11:29)
An argument to prove that the abolishing... (38:55)
Hints towards and essay on conversation (26:04)
Thoughts on various subjects (24:13)