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A Modest Proposal
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Jonathan Swift





Jonathan Swift almost defines satire in this biting and brutal pamphlet in which he suggests that poor (Catholic) Irish families should fatt…
The Picture of Dorian Gray
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Oscar Wilde





Dorian Gray, a young man of wealth and stature in late 1800's London, meets Lord Henry Wotton while posing for a portrait by his friend Basi…
The Ballad of Reading Gaol
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Oscar Wilde





Wilde’s meditation on capital punishment, the Ballad of Reading Gaol comes after he was convicted and imprisoned under charges of gross inde…