A Tale of a Tub – Jonathan Swift

This isn’t an easy read, partly thanks to the archaic language but mainly due to the fact that it is an extended satirical allegory on the state of the church in the early eighteenth century. Frankly, not my strong point. Nevertheless, Swift’s prose is pungently entertaining and there are lots of good jokes.

(I also read the brief “A Modest Proposal” which is a classic of satire – savage, hilarious and shocking, I humbly suggest you read it.)