The Jonathan Swift Library cover art

The Jonathan Swift Library

The Jonathan Swift Library

Written by: Jonathan Swift
Listen for free

LIMITED TIME OFFER | Get 2 Months for ₹5/month

About this listen

 Welcome, curious listener, to The Jonathan Swift Library, a most serious repository of voyages, follies, and uncomfortable truths. Within this auditory cabinet you shall find entire books read aloud, as if rescued from the dust of some neglected Enlightenment shelf. Expect giants and tiny emperors, philosophers both wise and ridiculous, and the occasional reminder that mankind, for all its claims to reason, remains delightfully absurd. Pray sit upright, adjust your headphones with dignity, and prepare to be entertained, corrected, and perhaps gently mocked.Public domain
Episodes
  • The Battle of the Books - The puppet show

    The Battle of the Books - The puppet show
    Mar 8 2026
    In which the art of the puppet-show is employed as a cunning metaphor to reflect the follies and foibles of mankind, portraying life as a pageant of wooden figures manipulated by invisible strings. Through a satirical lens, the poem reveals how men, from princes to peasants, are but actors in a farcical display, their pretensions and passions no more than the movements of lifeless puppets.
    Show More Show Less
    4 mins
  • The Battle of the Books - The logicians refuted

    The Battle of the Books - The logicians refuted
    Mar 6 2026
    In which the esteemed Logicians, with much learned discourse, dispute the nature of reason and its possession by mankind, whilst the author humbly suggests that instinct may surpass the vaunted faculty of human rationality. Observing the follies of men and their courtly mimicries, he portrays the animal kingdom as free from such base affectations, save for the ape whose malice and mimicry are but a pale shadow of our own social prevarications.
    Show More Show Less
    4 mins
  • The Battle of the Books - Baucis and Philemon

    The Battle of the Books - Baucis and Philemon
    Mar 4 2026
    In which two saintly brothers disguised as beggars seek lodging in a cold and unwelcoming village, finding kindness only from the humble couple Baucis and Philemon, whose simple cottage miraculously transforms into a splendid church. The saints reward the couple’s hospitality by elevating their station and dwelling, resulting in a quaint yet miraculous tale of transformation and enduring devotion.
    Show More Show Less
    9 mins
No reviews yet