The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers

In Jonathan Swift's satirical masterpiece, The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers, the author takes aim at the popular astrological almanacs of the early 18th century through a series of humorous fictional letters and essays. Swift's biting wit and skillful use of irony make this work a brilliant critique of the credulity and superstition of the time, written in a straightforward and accessible style th...