Zadig
Look Inside the Book Zadig, first published in 1748, is classic Voltaire—witty, mischievous, and incisive. In this swift, sparkling tale Voltaire turns […]
Genre: Satire
A Modest Proposal
First published in 1729, Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” remains one of the most brilliant, provocative works of satire in the English […]
The Napoleon of Notting Hill
In G. K. Chesterton’s audacious first novel, The Napoleon of Notting Hill, the familiar streets of London are transformed into a stage […]
Decline and Fall
Evelyn Waugh’s debut novel, Decline and Fall, is a biting satire that lampoons British society of the 1920s with razor-sharp wit and […]
The Satyricon
The Satyricon is a wild and witty ancient Roman novel, believed to have been written by Gaius Petronius in the late first […]
Gulliver’s Travels
Previous slide Next slide “The more I read your works, the more I am ashamed of mine.”—Voltaire in a letter to Swift […]
Enough Rope
Previous Next On its publication in 1926, Enough Rope—Dorothy Parker’s debut collection of poems—was an instant bestseller and established her as the […]
Candide
Previous Next Candide, Voltaire’s magnum opus, is a matchless satirical take-down of religion, theologians, governments, armies, philosophies, and philosophers. The novella unfolds […]