A Tale of a Tub

by Jonathan Swift

Transcribed from the 1889 George Routledge and Sons “Carisbrooke Library” edition by Steven Rice. Second proofing by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org

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A TALE OF A TUB
AND
THE HISTORY OF MARTIN

BY

JONATHAN SWIFT

EDITED BY
HENRY MORLEY, LL.D.
PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH LITERATURE AT UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
LONDON

LONDON
GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS
Broadway, Ludgate Hill
GLASGOW MANCHESTER AND NEW YORK
1889

CONTENTS.

A Tale of a Tub
	To the Right Honourable John Lord Somers		[37]
	The Bookseller to The Reader		[41]
	The Epistle Dedicatory		[43]
	The Preface		[49]
	Section I.	The Introduction	[59]
	Section II.		[70]
	Section III.	A Digression Concerning Critics	[81]
	Section IV.	A Tale of a Tub	[90]
	Section V.	A Digression in the Modern Kind	[100]
	Section VI.	A Tale of a Tub	[106]
	Section VII.	A Digression in Praise of Digressions	[113]
	Section VIII.	A Tale of a Tub	[118]
	Section IX.	A Digression Concerning the Original . . .	[125]
	Section X.	A Farther Digression	[138]
	Section XI.	A Tale of a Tub	[143]
	The Conclusion		[155]
The History of Martin
	The History of Martin		[159]
	A Digression on the Nature . . .		[163]
	The History ofMartin—Continued		[164]
	A Project for the Universal Benefit ofMankind		[165]

A TALE OF A TUB.