Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition

A Tale of a Tub

Author: Jonathan Swift


Table of Contents

Background details and bibliographic information
Preamble
The CELT edition as a single file

chapter 1

A Tale of a Tub. Written for the universal Improvement of Mankind. Diu multumque desideratum. To which is added, an Account of a Battle between the Ancient and Modern Books in St. James's Library; with the Author's Apology, and explanatory Notes.

chapter 2

p.41

chapter 3

p.42

The Author's Apology

chapter 4

p.47

Postscript

chapter 5

p.48

chapter 6

p.49

The Bookseller to the Reader

chapter 7

p.50

The Epistle Dedicatory

chapter 8

p.53

The Author's Preface

chapter 9

p.55

A Tale of a Tub, &c.

chapter 10

p.60

A Tale of a Tub

chapter 11

p.64

A Tale of a Tub

chapter 12

p.68

A Tale of a Tub—continued

chapter 13

p.72

Section V

chapter 14

p.74

Section VI

chapter 15

p.77

A Tale of a Tub

chapter 16

p.79

A Tale of a Tub—continued

chapter 16

p.82

Section IX

chapter 17

p.87

Section X

chapter 18

p.89

A Tale of a Tub—continued.

chapter 19

p.93

The Conclusion

chapter 20

p.95

The History of Martin;

chapter 21

p.96

A Digression on the Nature, Usefulness, and Necessity of Wars and Quarrels

chapter 22

p.97

The History of Martin—continued

chapter 23

p.97

A Project for the Universal Benefit of Mankind