Synopsis
A humourous cod-tract addressed to the servant classes, from butler to laundress, instructing them in the art of cheating their masters and behaving badly.
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Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) was an Anglo-Irish writer of prose, poetry, essays and political pamphlets, and is probably the best-known satirist in the English Language
Review
“Hesperus Press's elegant reissue of Jonathan Swift's slim, unfinished Directions to Servants.” -- The Atlantic
“Though this dates back to 1731, it still can produce laughs.” -- Library Journal
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