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Directions to Servants is a satirical and humorous essay by Jonathan Swift. Swift is known to have been working on it in 1731, though it was not published until after his death in 1745. The first few chapters are much more developed than the later ones, and it appears that the work was unfinished and uncorrected at Swift's death.
- Essay; satire
- R. Dodsley & M. Cooper
A satirical poem by Jonathan Swift that advises servants how to behave in various situations, such as answering their masters' calls, concealing their faults, lying, cheating, and courting their masters. The poem is full of irony and humor, and some of the rules are absurd or hypocritical.
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Jan 16, 2020 · Directions to servants by Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745. Publication date 2003 Topics Household employees -- Humor -- Early works to 1800 Publisher London : Hesperus ...
Mar 8, 2022 · Swift's directions to servants by Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745 author. Publication date 1798 Topics
35. reviews. Directions to Servants is one of Jonathan Swift’s last completed works. It displays all his caustic skill as a satirist and his unerring eye for the little annoyances of life. Taking the form of a handbook of manners, and addressed to each servant individually, Directions to Servant s is the ultimate upstairs/downstairs battle.
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DIRECTIONS TO SERVANTS IN GENERAL; And in particular to The BUTLER, COOK, FOOTMAN, COACHMAN, GROOM, HOUSE-STEWARD, and LAND-STEWARD, PORTER, DAIRY-MAID, CHAMBER-MAID, NURSE, LANUNDRESS, HOUSE-KEEPER, TUTORESS, or GOVERNESS. I have a Thing in the Press, begun above twenty-eight Years ago, and almost finish'd: It will make a Four Shilling Volume ...
Jan 31, 2017 · Directions to Servants - Kindle edition by Swift, Jonathan. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Directions to Servants.
